Noun

(wikipedia benediction) (en noun)

A short invocation for divine help, blessing and guidance, usually after a church worship service.

* Milton

So saying, he arose; whom Adam thus / Followed with benediction .

* Longfellow

Homeward serenely she walked with God's benediction upon her.

The form of instituting an abbot, analogous to the consecration of a bishop.

(Ayliffe)

A Roman Catholic rite by which bells, banners, candles, etc., are blessed with holy water and formally dedicated to God.

Noun

(en noun)

The act of sending someone away.

(senseid)Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.

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A written or spoken statement of such an act.

Release from confinement; liberation.

Removal from consideration; putting something out of one's mind, mentally disregarding something or someone.

(legal) The rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim or charge made therein.

(cricket) The event of a batsman getting out; a wicket.