a Christian prayer of blessing (基督教的)祝福,祝祷 to sing/say/give a benediction 唱歌/说/祝福 his arms outstretched in benediction 他张开双臂祈祷
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin benedictio(n-), from benedicere ‘wish well, bless’, from bene ‘well’ + dicere ‘say’.