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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