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) (religion) blessing (pronouncement invoking divine aid) (religion, rare) praise, commendation (religion) blessing (divine or supernatural aid, or reward) (transferred sense) a wish of good fortune (figurative, rare) good fortune, good luck (transferred sense, rare) a consecrated item, thought to bring good luck (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 “benedizióne”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana, volume 2 balc–cerr, UTET, 1962, page 168f.