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
- ground flea
- ground floor
- ground floors
- ground fog
- ground forces
- ground forces/troops
- ground form
- ground frost
- ground game
- ground gas
- ground gecko
- ground glass
- ground goldenrod
- ground goldflower
- ground hemlock
- ground hold
- ground holly
- ground honeysuckle
- ground hornbill
- ground ice
- ground in
- ground ivy
- ground jasmine
- ground joint
- ground joist