Benedicite

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Benedicite \Ben`e*dic"i*te\, n. [L., (imperative pl.,) bless ye,
     praise ye.]
     A canticle (the Latin version of which begins with this word)
     which may be used in the order for morning prayer in the
     Church of England. It is taken from an apocryphal addition to
     the third chapter of Daniel.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Benedicite \Ben`e*dic"i*te\, interj. [See {Benedicite}, n.]
     An exclamation corresponding to Bless you !.
     [1913 Webster] Benedict