benediction

English Thesaurus

1. the act of praying for divine protection (noun.act)

hypernym	:	prayer, supplication,
definition	:	the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving) (noun.act)

2. a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	orison, petition, prayer,
definition	:	reverent petition to a deity (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	benison,
definition	:	a spoken blessing (noun.communication)

3. the act of praying for divine protection (noun.act)

derivation	:	bless, bless,
definition	:	give a benediction to (verb.communication)

derivation	:	bless, bless,
definition	:	give a benediction to (verb.communication)