Benediction vs Doxology - What's the difference?
benediction | doxology |
A short invocation for divine help, blessing and guidance, usually after a church worship service.
* Milton
* Longfellow
The form of instituting an abbot, analogous to the consecration of a bishop.
A Roman Catholic rite by which bells, banners, candles, etc., are blessed with holy water and formally dedicated to God.
An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service.
As nouns the difference between doxology and benediction
is that doxology is an expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service while benediction is a short invocation for divine help, blessing and guidance, usually after a church worship service.benediction
English
Noun
(wikipedia benediction) (en noun)- So saying, he arose; whom Adam thus / Followed with benediction .
- Homeward serenely she walked with God's benediction upon her.
- (Ayliffe)