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benison
benison
noun
Definition of BENISON
a prayer calling for divine care, protection, or favor <during the harbor festival the parish priest offered a benison for the local fishermen>
Synonyms benediction, benison
Related Words Godspeed; appeal, entreaty, grace, intercession, invocation, orison, petition, plea, prayer, supplication; sanctification
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