benedizione

Borrowed from Latin benedictiōnem.

• IPA^(key): /be.ne.ditˈt͡sjo.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: be‧ne‧di‧zió‧ne

benedizione f (plural benedizioni)

1. (religion) blessing (pronouncement invoking divine aid)
   • c. 1226, Francis of Assisi, Cantico delle creature [Canticle of the Creatures]‎^[1], page 1; copied, (manuscript), c. mid 13^th century:

     Altıſſımu onnıpotente bonſıgnore. tue ſole lauꝺe la ꟑlorıa elhonore ⁊ onne beneꝺıctıone. (Umbria)

     [Altissimu onnipotente bon signore, tue so' le laude, la gloria, e l'onore ed onne benedizione.]

     Most High, all-powerful, good Lord, yours are the praises, the glory, the honor, and all blessing.

2. (religion, rare) praise, commendation
3. (religion) blessing (divine or supernatural aid, or reward)
4. (transferred sense) a wish of good fortune
5. (figurative, rare) good fortune, good luck
   1. (transferred sense, rare) a consecrated item, thought to bring good luck
6. (obsolete, very rare) charity (goods or money given to those in need)

• benedire

• benedizione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• “benedizióne”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana, volume 2 balc–cerr, UTET, 1962, page 168f.