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Benedictional

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | © The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church 2000, originally published by Oxford University Press 2000. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Benedictional. In the W. Church the liturgical book containing certain forms of blessing formerly used by bishops.

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