benedicite
Be·ne·di·ci·te/ˌbɛnəˈdɪsɪti/noun
benedicite is a noun meaning “Alternative letter-case form of Benedicite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled B-E-N-E-D-I-C-I-T-E and has 5 syllables (Be·ne·di·ci·te), and it appears about once in every 62 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of benedicite is benedicites.
What does benedicite mean?
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Benedicite.
noun
- 1
A canticle, the Latin version of which begins with the word benedīcite (“praise ye!”), which may be used in the order for morning prayer in Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce benedicite?
- UK /ˌbɛnɪˈdaɪsɪti/
- US /ˌbɛnəˈdɪsɪti/
- /ˌbɛnəˈdiːt͡ʃɪteɪ/
Benedicite has 5 syllables, split Be·ne·di·ci·te in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of benedicite
- benedicites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is benedicite?
Benedicite appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does benedicite come from?
From Latin benedīcite, a plural imperative of benedīcō (“to bless; to praise”, literally “to say well (of)”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).