Both Uses of
benediction
in
The Great Gatsby
- Mr. Wolfshiem raised his hand in a sort of benediction.
p. 72.8 *benediction = offering of a blessing
- The track curved and now it was going away from the sun, which as it sank lower, seemed to spread itself in benediction over the vanishing city where she had drawn her breath.
p. 153.3benediction = offering a blessing
Definition:
a prayer asking that someone be blessed -- especially the closing prayer offered by a clergyman at the end of a worship service that asks for God's blessing of the congregation