#139 benedicite

benedicite- a blessing or grace, especially in Christian religious orders

-C13 from Latin, from benedicere, from bene well +dicere to speak

- also many words derived from the prefix bene- benediction, benefaction, benefactor beneficial, benevolent...

Friar Laurence greeted Romeo with a benedicite.

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