benediction
/ˌbenɪˈdɪkʃən/noun
1- the utterance or bestowing of a blessing, especially at the end of a religious service（尤指宗教仪式结束时的）赐福祈祷, 祝福。
1.1
Benediction
a service in which the congregation is blessed with the Blessed Sacrament, held mainly in the Roman Catholic Church圣体祝福仪式（多指罗马天主教祈求上帝赐福的仪式）。
1.2
- mass noun devout or formal invocation of blessedness虔诚（或正式）的赐福祈祷, 祝愿：
her arms outstretched in benediction.
她伸出双臂祈求上帝赐福。
1.3
- mass noun the state of being blessed恩赐, 恩惠。
词源
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin benedictio（n-）， from benedicere 'wish well， bless'， from bene 'well' + dicere 'say' .