benedictus

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Ben⋅e⋅dic⋅tus

[ben-i-dik-tuh

–noun Ecclesiastical.

1.	the short canticle or hymn beginning in Latin Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini, and in English “Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.”

2.	the canticle or hymn beginning in Latin Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel, and in English “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel.”

3.	a musical setting of a Benedictus.

Origin:
< L: blessed (ptp. of benedīcere to commend, bless). See bene-, dictum

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Ben·e·dic·tus (běn'ĭ-dĭk'təs)

1. A canticle that begins Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel ("Blessed be the Lord God of Israel").
2. A canticle that begins Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini ("Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord") that forms the end of the Sanctus in the Roman Catholic Mass.
A musical setting for either of these canticles.

[Latin, past participle of benedīcere, to bless; see benediction.]

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