benedictive

1. 1.

   expressing benediction

   Synonymsbenedictory

Questions about benedictive

What does benedictive mean?

benedictive means "expressing benediction".

How many syllables are in benedictive?

benedictive has 4 syllables: be-ne-dic-tive. The stress falls on "ne".

What is another word for benedictive?

Close synonyms include benedictory. 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 benedictive a common word?

benedictive is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.