A short invocation for help, blessing and guidance from God, said on behalf of another person or persons (sometimes at the end of a church worship service).
In the Anglican church, the ceremony used to institute 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.
Help, good fortune or reward from God or another supernatural source.
A deeply serious and somber prayer or entreaty.
The demand, by the consuls or tribunes, of a law to be passed by the people; a proposed law or decree.