Helen Fenton

Benedictus: Definition and part of speech

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Benedictus

  1. a. The song of Zacharias at the birth of John the Baptist (Luke i. 68); — so named from the first word of the Latin version.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Benefaction: Definition and part of speech

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Benefaction

  1. n. A benefit conferred; esp. a charitable donation.
  2. n. The act of conferring a benefit.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Benefice: Definition and part of speech

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Benefice

  1. n. An ecclesiastical living and church preferment, as in the Church of England; a church endowed with a revenue for the maintenance of divine service. See Advowson.
  2. n. A favor or benefit.
  3. n. An estate in lands; a fief.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.