as in blessing
a prayer calling for divine care, protection, or favor
during the harbor festival the parish priest offered a benison for the local fishermen
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Recent Examples of benison
Again, not a bad gag, except that Vance, without ado, then pivoted and stiffened into piety, explaining how the touch of God had granted him the benison of a decent sleep before his speech.
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for benison
Noun
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However, some analysts said that the collapse of the ruling coalition could be a blessing in disguise for the LDP.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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But that never happened, and that is a blessing for both of us.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Tsypkin’s account of dramatic summer of gambling and deathbed prayers is accompanied by his own melancholic photographs of nondescript walls and windows, taken on a research trip to Leningrad.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker has asked Tarrant County faith leaders to come to City Council meetings and saturate them in prayer.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Oct. 2025
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Speaking of Dog Day Afternoon, Al Pacino shows up briefly in the film for a tense phone call that feels almost like a benediction to young Skarsgard, an urging to pick up the torch for a new generation.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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Wickersham listens to his friend describe his strengths, and hears it in a benediction.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Benison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benison. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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