\Ben`e*dic"i*te\, n. [L., (imperative pl.,) bless ye,
praise ye.]
A canticle (the Latin version of which begins with this word)
which may be used in the order for morning prayer in the
Church of England. It is taken from an apocryphal addition to
the third chapter of Daniel.

\Ben`e*dic"i*te\, interj. [See {Benedicite}, n.]
An exclamation corresponding to Bless you !.