[Lexicog] Blessing, benediction in English and other languages
Margaret Marks
margaret.marks at GMAIL.COM
Tue Sep 20 09:21:08 UTC 2005
On 9/20/05, Fritz Goerling <Fritz_Goerling at sil.org> wrote:
>
> Another (im)possible collocation is "mixed blessing," but not "mixed
> benediction"
> In the more Catholic part of Germany (Bavaria), the male first name
> Benedikt
> occurs, like Benedetto in Italy.
>
It will be on the increase now! I wonder how many boys have been christened
Benedikt recently? There is at least one Benedick in Shakespeare.
I know I didn't consider the question of empowerment. I would add that you
get blessing in the Old Testament, not benediction.
Margaret
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