benisons

plural of benison
as in blessings
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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Noun
  • Spiritually, the Harvest Moon offers celebration, abundance, and blessings.
    Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Rayne means blessings and Queen.
    Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Signs near the site on Saturday asked for prayers for the families, according to The Associated Press.
    Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Her pregame prayers would start as fairly standard and expected.
    Elise Devlin, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Supreme Court only grants about 1% of petitions, so the odds are long.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Hoping to distance herself from the grief and guilt, the workaholic petitions her editor (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) to be assigned to a lighter beat, reporting on the maiden voyage of the luxury yacht the Aurora Borealis.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Benisons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benisons. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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