You can refer to something that makes people feel protected and at peace as a benediction. She could only raise her hand in a gesture of benediction. a Christian prayer that asks God to protect and help someone (benedictio, from benedicere , from bene + dicere )
The benedict, drearily superfluous to the festivities, had hardly been noticed by her as he lurked about the walls and sought what entertainment was possible to one under the social disabilities of matrimony.
{i} male first name; family name; Saint Benedict (480-547) Italian monk who founded of the Benedictine order; Ruth Benedict (1887-1948), USA anthropologist; city in North Dakota (USA); city in Kansas (USA)
American anthropologist noted for her study of Native American and Japanese cultures. orig. Jacques Fournier born , Saverdun, near Toulouse, France died April 25, 1342, Avignon, Provence Pope (1334-42). A French cardinal and theologian, he became the third pontiff to reign at Avignon (see Avignon papacy), succeeding John XXII. The bishop of Pamiers and Mirepoix and a zealous inquisitor before his elevation to the papacy, Benedict devoted himself to the reform of the church and its religious orders; he also tried unsuccessfully to prevent the outbreak of the conflict between England and France that became the Hundred Years' War. His bull Benedictus Deus (1336) set forth the doctrine of the beatific vision as a vision of God granted to the souls of the just immediately after death. orig. Pedro de Luna born 1328, Illueca, Kingdom of Aragon died 1423, Peñíscola, in Valencia Antipope (1394-1423). A French professor of canon law, he was named a cardinal in 1375. When the Western Schism began in 1378, he supported the antipope Clement VII. Elected pope at Avignon (see Avignon papacy), he refused French pressure to abdicate and was besieged in the papal palace (1398). Benedict escaped to Provence in 1403 and won back the obedience of France. He refused to yield when deposed by the Councils of Pisa (1409) and Constance (1417). orig. Prospero Lambertini born March 31, 1675, Bologna, Papal States died May 3, 1758, Rome Pope in 1740-58. Nobly born, he received a doctorate in theology and law. Typical of his pontificate were his promotion of scientific learning and his admonition to those drawing up the Index Librorum Prohibitorum (Index of Forbidden Books) to act with restraint. In the Papal States he reduced taxation, encouraged agriculture, and supported free trade. He maintained conciliatory relations with neighbouring kingdoms. A lifelong active scholar, he founded several learned societies and laid the groundwork for the present Vatican Museum. Bernard Garnier, a French cleric who was counter-antipope (1425-33) while Martin V was pope and Clement VIII was antipope, was also called Benedict XIV. orig. Giacomo Della Chiesa born Nov. 21, 1854, Pegli, Kingdom of Sardinia died Jan. 22, 1922, Rome, Italy Pope (1914-22). Ordained a priest in 1878, he entered the papal diplomatic service. He was made archbishop of Bologna in 1907 and cardinal in 1914. Elected pope a month after the outbreak of World War I, he tried to follow a policy of strict neutrality and concentrated the church's efforts on relief. He later made positive efforts toward reestablishing peace, though his principal attempt in 1917 to mediate the war was unsuccessful. Arnold Benedict Benedict of Nursia Saint Benedict XII Benedict XIII Benedict XIV Benedict XV Benedict Ruth Benedict Caetani Spinoza Benedict de