{UAH} WORD OF THE DAY December 25, 2018- benison

WORD OF THE DAY December 25, 2018

benison    noun | BEN-uh-sun     Definition   : blessing, benediction   Scroll down for more about benison      TRENDING NOW: nebulous synergy slumgullion endgame SEE ALL      PEOPLE ARE READING   From 'Syllabub' to 'Sundae': A Dessert Course in 7 Words       'Cherpumple': 3 Words Packed Into 1     The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 12/21/18       Just What Does That 'Ae' Say?         WORD GAMES AND QUIZZES: WEEKLY CHALLENGE   Naughty or Nice Quiz   He's making a quiz, and checking it twice...     PLAY NOW     Nailed this quiz? We have plenty more to try!  TAKE ME THERE         Did You Know?   Benison and its synonym benediction share more than a common meaning; the two words come from the same root, the Latin benedicere, meaning "to bless." (Benedicere comes from the Latin bene dicere—"to speak well of"—a combination of the Latin bene, meaning "well," and dicere, "to say.") Of the two words, benediction is more common today, but benison has a longer history in English. Records show that benison has been used in our language since the 13th century, whereas benediction didn't appear in print until the 15th century.     Examples of BENISON   "I offer thanks for the little things and the big things, everyday benisons and once-in-a-blue-moon moments of grace." — Kati Schardl, The Tallahassee (Florida) Democrat, 17 Nov. 2017   "In the second half of the second act, the show shrinks and darkens as Hamilton's life does. The last song, describing the 50-year widowhood of Eliza, gives an unexpected benison." — Richard Brookhiser, The National Review, 6 Apr. 2015   Word Family Quiz   What descendant of dicere begins with "m" and is an antonym of benison?   VIEW THE ANSWER           WORD OF THE YEAR 2018     Justice + 10 more   Read why justice is our Word of the Year, plus lodestar, epiphany, pansexual, and 7 more top words!   SEE THE FULL LIST            MORE WORD FUN:     WORD GAMES          TRENDING NOW          WORDS AT PLAY      FOLLOW US:               SHARE:       View this email in a web browser   You are receiving this email because you opted in to receive the Merriam-Webster Word of the Day.   Unsubscribe from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day   Manage your subscription settings   Merriam-Webster, Inc. 47 Federal Street P.O. Box 281 Springfield, MA 01102 www.merriam-webster.com

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