benedicite

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Below the angels with their outstretched arms in the pendentives the western sides of the great transverse arches have inscriptions from the Benedicite, and on their eastern from Romans i.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch by Dimock, Arthur

Benedicite is taken from the Apocryphal Book of "The Song of the Three Children" and has been used from very ancient times as a hymn in Christian Worship.

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

The Father rose politely and greeted them respectfully in Latin: "Benedicite nomen Domini."

From The Slaves of the Padishah by J?kai, M?r

When he came to table, Fandor noticed that he forgot to pronounce the Benedicite.

From A Nest of Spies by Allain, Marcel