benedictional en · NOUN
Etymology
From benediction + -al.
Meanings
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a book of benedictions.
little children are very frequently demoniacally possessed for the same reason that women are; on this account the old diocesan benedictionals contained a special exorcismus parvulorum a dæmone infestatorum, which has now been in a great measure superseded by the equally effective formula benedictio puerorum ægroiantium of the Romish benedictional.
1895 October 14, Edward Payson Evans, “Recent Recrudescence of Superstition I”, in Popular Science Monthly, volume 47:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| benedictionals | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (5)
de Benediktionale (book of benedictions) · nl benedictionale (book of benedictions) · pl benedykcjonał (book of benedictions) · it benedizionale (book of benedictions) · fr bénédictionnaire (book of benedictions)