benedict
/bˈɛnʌdˌɪkt/noun3 syllables
Benedict means: Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547).
Synonyms for benedict6
noun, as in Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547)
Benedict of Nursia, Saint Benedict, St. Benedict
noun, as in United States anthropologist (1887-1948)
Ruth Benedict, Ruth Fulton
noun, as in a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)
benedick
What does benedict mean?3
noun
1
Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547)
2
United States anthropologist (1887-1948)
3
a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Benedict in a sentence
- What time do you get up, Benedict?Adelpa
- We ate eggs Benedict with hash browns.Hybrid
- St. Benedict established his first monastery on top of Monte Cassino.Hybrid
- Pope Benedict was passionate about classical music and continued to play the piano even as Pope.Hybrid
- Trappist monasteries are also called Cistercian monasteries, and they follow the Rule of St. Benedict.Cangarejo
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Forms of benedict
as a noun
- plural
- benedicts