All 3 Uses of
benediction
in
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- The poor of her day had made her a fine funeral, with tears and benedictions; but, to their great regret, the pious maid had not been canonized, for lack of influence.†
Chpt 1.6.2
- The name of a woman should be agreeable, sweet, fanciful; it should end in long vowels, and resemble words of benediction.'†
Chpt 2.7.4 *
- The edifice had also sounds fraught with such benediction and such majesty, that they soothed this ailing soul.†
Chpt 2.9.4
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