benedizione

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin benedictiōnem.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

benedizione f (plural benedizioni)

  1. (religion) blessing (pronouncement invoking divine aid)
  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)

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