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as in blessings
a prayer calling for divine care, protection, or favor
the priest offered a benediction for the missing children
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as in benefits
something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing
the library's silence was a welcome benediction to someone, like me, who needed to concentrate
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“Benedictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benedictions. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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