Benedictional

From BiblePortal Wikipedia

Webster's Dictionary [1]

(n.) A book of benedictions.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]

(1.) The name for an ancient Service-book, commonly containing those rites of benediction exclusively used by a bishop and given during mass. The Benedictional, properly so called, may be found in the well-known Exeter Pontifical of bishop Lacey. The rite of episcopal benediction during mass is not found in the Latin Church.

(2.) A term for the Pontifical. (See Benedictions).

References