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Benedictus

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Benedictus /ˌbɛnɪˈdɪktəs/

▶noun Christian Church

1 an invocation beginning Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini (Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord), forming a set part of the Mass.

2 a canticle beginning Benedictus Dominus Deus (Blessed be the Lord God), from Luke 1:68–79.

– origin L., ‘blessed’, past part. of benedicere ‘bless’.

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