Synonyms of benedictions

benedictions

noun

plural of benediction

1

as in blessings

a prayer calling for divine care, protection, or favor

the priest offered a benediction for the missing children

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blessings
• prayers
• petitions
• pleas
• layings on of hands
• benisons
• invocations
• supplications
• orisons
• intercessions
• entreaties
• appeals
• graces
• Godspeeds
• sanctifications

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• curses
• imprecations
• anathemas
• maledictions
• execrations

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blessings
• benefits
• boons
• gifts
• felicities
• bonuses
• windfalls
• goods
• reliefs
• consolations
• mercies
• godsends
• mannas
• graces
• mitzvahs
• advantages
• assistances
• joys
• pleasures
• mitzvoth
• delights
• solaces
• comforts
• anodynes
• favors
• aids
• help
• supports
• extras
• lagniappes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• evils
• curses
• afflictions
• plagues
• scourges
• nuisances
• pests
• banes
• irritants
• disadvantages
• trials
• miseries
• jinxes
• tribulations
• bothers
• hexes
• crosses
• hoodoos