Definition of "benedictory" []

• Of, pertaining to, or in the form of a benediction (adjective)
• Giving thanks (adjective)

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• "It's the kind of benedictory statement one would expect at the end of a director's career, but Kurosawa's 1952 drama preceded his massive international success"
• "We've also included introductory and benedictory comments from the Rev. Otis Moss, Trinity UCC's new minister who took over for longtime pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, earlier this spring."
• "After about twenty seconds he returned to his students and raised his hands in a benedictory gesture."