benedicite

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Most Dardenne films use only the plainchant of human dialogue; this one provides moments of transcendent beauty with a single Beethoven phrase, gorgeous and benedictive, recurringly used in scenes with the boy.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2012

"May Buddha bring the thousandth blessing to the soul of your virtuous mother," said Peter in solemn, benedictive tones.

From Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China by Hoskins, Gayle Porter

It is only in moments of contemplation like this, when our wretched individuality is lost in the benedictive influences of nature, that true happiness is found.

From Mike Fletcher A Novel by Moore, George (George Augustus)

Happy sensation of daylight; a flower-like afternoon; little children paddling; the world is behind them; they are as flowers, and are conscious only of the benedictive influences of sand and sea and sky.

From Modern Painting by Moore, George (George Augustus)

In classical Sanskrit, for instance, of the modal aorist forms the precative and benedictive almost alone remain, while the pluperfect, of which Delbr�ck has found traces in the Veda, has wholly disappeared.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various