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benedight en · ADJ

Etymology

From Middle English benedyght, benedight, from Latin benedictus. More at benedict, benediction.

Meanings

1. (obsolete, poetic) Blessed; benedict.
   • Never through martyrdom of fire was led To its repose; nor can in books be read The legend of a life more benedight. 1879, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Cross of Snow:
   • When we had reached the Angel benedight With joyful voice he said: "Here enter in To stairway far less steep than are the others." 1867, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Divine Comedy, Purgatorio: Canto XV
   • How fondly I remember the delight That always glorified him in the spring; The joyous profusion and the benedight Profusion of his faith in everything! 1910, Edwin Arlington Robinson, “Uncle Ananias”, in The Town Down the River:

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