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beneˈdictory, a.
[ad. med.L. benedictōri-us: see benedict and -ory.]
Of or pertaining to the utterance of benediction.
1710C. Wheatley Illustr. Bk. Com. Prayer iii. §26 That benedictory prayer of St. Paul. 1860Ellicott Life our Lord viii. 400 With words of holy and benedictory greeting. 1863Geo. Eliot Romola i. xiv, With hands outstretched in a benedictory attitude. |