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Benedictus


Ben´uh-dik´toos; Lat., “blessed”

The, the poetic oracle attributed to Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, in (Luke 1:68-79), named for the first word in the Latin translation.

  • Powell, Mark Allan, ed. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary. Abridged Edition. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2009.