noun
- declension: 3rd declension
- gender: feminine
Definitions:
- benediction
- blessing
- consecrated/sacred object
- extolling, praising
- Age: Latin not in use in Classical times (6-10th centuries) Christian
- Area: Ecclesiastic, Biblical, Religious
- Geography: All or none
- Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
- Source: Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)