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)

Related terms

• benedire

Further reading

• benedizione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• Accademia della Crusca (p. 1961), “benedizione”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana (in Italian), volume 2, page 168