benedicite
Example Sentences
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Marie de Clairvaut trembled from anxiety and apprehension, and only returned the friar's benedicite by an inclination of the head and an assurance that she did not stand in need of the consolation he offered.
From Henry of Guise; (Vol. III of 3) or, The States of Blois by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
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
Sainte Mary, benedicite, How might a man have any adversite That hath a wife? certes I cannot say.
From The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition by Alexander Pope
The monks said their benedicite and ate what was set before them.
From Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. by Conrad von Bolanden
The benedicite of the Druid woods, always appreciated by the few, like Lowell, is coming to be understood by the many.
From Some Winter Days in Iowa by Frederick John Lazell
