(esp in Christian religious orders) a blessing or grace
exclamation
2. obsolete
an expression of surprise
Word origin
C13: from Latin, from benedīcere, from bene well + dīcere to speak
Benedicite in British English
(ˌbɛnɪˈdaɪsɪtɪ)
noun
Christianity
a canticle that originated as part of the Song of the Three Holy Children in the secondary addition to the Book of Daniel, beginning Benedicite omnia opera Domini Domino in Latin, and O all ye Works of the Lord in English