<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an utterance of good wishes.</li><li>the form of blessing pronounced by an officiating minister, as at the close of divine service.</li><li>a ceremony by which things are set aside for sacred uses, as a church, vestments, or bells.</li><li>(usually initial capital letter) Also called Benedicition of the Blessed Sacrament.</li><li>a service consisting of prayers, at least one prescribed hymn, censing of the congregation and the Host, and a blessing of the congregation by moving in the form of a cross the ciborium or monstrance containing the Host.</li><li>the advantage conferred by blessing; a mercy or benefit.</li></ul>