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Portuguese
Etymology
From bendizer + -ção, corresponding to Latin benedictiōnem (probably a semi-learned adaptation; compare the inherited doublet bênção).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
- Hyphenation: ben‧di‧ção
Noun
bendição f (plural bendições)
- blessing (divine or supernatural aid or reward)
- Synonyms: bênção, benzimento
- Antonym: maldição
Further reading
- “bendição” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913