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Definition of "benedictive" []

  • Of, relating to, or being a benediction or blessing. (adjective)
  • A particular verbal mood in Sanskrit language. (noun)

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Use "benedictive" in a sentence
  • "She was a modern spiritual adventurer who had escaped unscathed from all the anathemas of the old theology; and she abounded, like St. Francis, in her sense of the new dispensation and in her benedictive exuberance towards all the creatures of God, including not merely sun, moon, and stars and her sister the lamb but also her brother the wolf."
  • "It is only in moments of contemplation like this, when our wretched individuality is lost in the benedictive influences of nature, that true happiness is found."
  • "Or was it the benedictive and essentially Christian creed which he preached that disengaged the weight from every soul, allowing each to breathe an easier and sweeter breath?"