bénit

See also: bénît and bénít

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /be.ni/

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Adjective

bénit (feminine bénite, masculine plural bénits, feminine plural bénites)

1. blessed

   eau bénite ― holy water

   pain bénit ― godsend (literally, “blessed bread”)

   médaille bénite ― blessed medal

   cul-bénit ― a zealot

Participle

bénit (feminine bénite, masculine plural bénits, feminine plural bénites)

1. past participle of bénir

Further reading

• “bénit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.