Benedictus
noun
Ben·e·dic·tus ˌbe-nə-ˈdik-təs 
1
: a canticle from Luke 1:68 beginning "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel"
2
: a canticle from Matthew 21:9 beginning "Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord"
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin, blessed, from past participle of benedicere; from its first word
First Known Use
1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- ascended
- ascended the throne
- ascendence
- ascendences
- ascendencies
- ascendency
- ascendent
- ascendents
- ascender
- ascenders
- ascendible
- ascending
- ascending diphthong
- ascending frontal convolution
- ascending frontal gyrus
- ascending node
- ascending rhythm
- ascending series
- ascends
- ascensia
- ascension
- Ascension Day
- ascensional
- ascensionist
- ascensions