benedicite

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"To be sure it is!" replied the questor, who approved the doctrine highly; and thereupon he filled Woodville's can again, with a "Benedicite, noble sir."

From Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)

The Benedicite was first placed in the English Prayer Book in the year 1549, to be sung as an alternate to the Te Deum.

From The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia by Miller, William James

The Benedicite takes the place of the Te Deum and the Ash Wednesday Collect is used every day throughout the Season.

From The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia by Miller, William James

Ere the marriage ceremony was completed, and as the monks chaunted the Benedicite, Ethel glided noiselessly from her place in the chapel, and hurried from the grounds.

From The Last of the Vikings by Bowling, John

Perhaps in the dark corners the ghosts of confessed sins were lurking; above the spot where we knelt many a "Benedicite" had fallen upon humble hearts waiting to receive it.

From The Love Story of Abner Stone by Litsey, Edwin Carlile