bĕnĕdictĭo, ōnis, f. [benedico, II.] (eccl. Lat.),
I an extolling , praising , lauding , App. Trism. p. 82, 11; Vulg. Deut. 16, 10; Tert. Test. Anim. 2.—
B Meton., a consecrated , sacred object : benedictio crucis = frustum sanctae crucis, Paul. Nol. Ep. 32, c. 8.—
II A benediction , blessing , Sulp. de Vita S. Martini, 2, 12; Vulg. Gen. 26, 29; id. Gal. 3, 14.