benedicite
Example Sentences
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The Capuchin had taken the same precaution, and followed Peregrine into the room, pronouncing benedicite, and crossing himself with many marks of astonishment.
From The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle by T. (Tobias) Smollett
Santa benedicite, Pardon my simplicity Fie, Alice, confession Will not salve this transgression.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power
It is needless to reproach me with saying grace, without having said benedicite.
From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by
Soft through her soul there crept The echo of a benedicite, Enwrapping her in calm, triumphant peace.
From Under King Constantine by Katrina Trask
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
