benedicite
Example Sentences
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Pietro pretended to consent, and began, to utter, by way of preface, the word "benedicite."
From A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) by Mrs. Sutherland Orr
And here again Chaucer has brought his own experience, though half in jest, as a parallel to the sack of Ilion and Carthage or the burning of Rome— So hideous was the noise, benedicite!
From Chaucer and His England by G. G. Coulton
The cenobite gave him a grim smile, but merely added his benedicite and passed on.
From Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
Fair lords," he said, "our lady's love, And peace be with you from above, And benedicite!
From Ten Great Events in History by James Johonnot
He obtained an interview with the Pope, very ceremonious; and dined with a French cardinal, where the benedicite and repetitions of grace, very long, were recited antiphonally by two chaplains.
From A Short History of Italy (476-1900) by Henry Dwight Sedgwick
