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Benison

[BEN-ə-sən]

Part of speech: noun

Origin: Old French, 14th century

1.

A blessing.

Examples of Benison in a sentence

"The priest ended every service with a benison."

"Sharon came to see missing her train as a benison in disguise."

illustration Benison

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