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benison
BE-nuh-suhn
noun
a blessing
1645John MiltonL'AllegroELD. BRO. Unmuffle, ye faint stars; and thou, fair moon, | That wont'st to love the traveller's benison,1900Chestnutt, Charles WaddellThe House Behind The CedarsWhen Rena came back unexpectedly at the behest of her dream, Frank heard again the music of her voice, felt the joy of her presence and the benison of her smile.1901Lew WallaceBen Hur'The other love is but a memory; of which I will say further that, like a benison of the Lord, it hath a compass to contain a whole family, if only'—his voice lowered and trembled—'if only I knew where they were.'1916Rupert HughesWe Can't Have EverythingHe caught her bruised hand and began to kiss it and pour tears on it. And she looked down at his beautiful bent head and laid her other hand on it in benison.1994Gene Wolfe Calde of the Long SunQuetzal raised the baculus to bestow a benison…

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