BENISONS Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

benisons

noun

plural of benison

as in blessings

a prayer calling for divine care, protection, or favor during the harbor festival the parish priest offered a benison for the local fishermen

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Sometimes, what would look like to be my biggest mistakes turn out to be my biggest blessings.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
Finding the blessings among the challenges has long been a defining trait of Leake’s.

— Tricia Despres, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of blessings

Noun

Guests were encouraged to offer prayers by sprinkling tobacco, sage, white cedar, and sweetgrass on the fire.

— Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
By early October, fears intensified after Parton’s sister, Freida Parton, took to Facebook and asked fans for their prayers.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of prayers

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More than a thousand habeas petitions were filed in Minnesota courts between December and February (compared with only seventy-three habeas petitions during the previous year).

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
In addition, the parliamentarian refers to the appropriate committee legislation from the other chamber, communications from other branches of government and state and local governments, and petitions from private citizens.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

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