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benedight

benedight adjective: blessed; benedict.

Adjective

benedight (comparative more benedight, superlative most benedight)

  1. (obsolete, poetic) Blessed; benedict.
    • When we had reached the Angel benedight
      With joyful voice he said: "Here enter in
      To stairway far less steep than are the others."1867, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Divine Comedy, Purgatorio: Canto XV
    • Never through martyrdom of fire was led
      To its repose; nor can in books be read
      The legend of a life more benedight.1879, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Cross of Snow

Forms of benedight

comparativemore benedight
superlativemost benedight

Origin of benedight

From Middle English benedyght, benedight, from Latin benedictus. More at benedict, benediction.

Questions about benedight

What does benedight mean?
Benedight means blessed; benedict.
What part of speech is benedight?
Benedight is an adjective.

Words near benedight in the dictionary

  1. benedictory
  2. Benedictos
  3. benedicts
  4. Benedictus
  5. Benedictuses
  6. benedight
  7. Benedikt syndrome
  8. benefact
  9. benefacted
  10. benefactee
  11. benefactees

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