bĕnĕdictĭo
ōnis, f.
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.