benediction

Other forms of benediction

plural

benedictions·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about benediction

What does benediction mean?

benediction means "the act of praying for divine protection". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in benediction?

benediction has 4 syllables: ben-e-dic-tion. The stress falls on "dic". In IPA it is /ˌbɛnəˈdɪkʃən/.

What is another word for benediction?

Close synonyms include blessing, blessing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is benediction a common word?

benediction is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with benediction?

6 words rhyme with benediction. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.