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benedict

1 American  
[ben-i-dikt] / ˈbɛn ɪ dɪkt /

noun

  1. a newly married man, especially one who has been long a bachelor.

    From the sublime to the ridiculous—the bride in her most seductive lingerie and the benedict in a pair of ratty old boxers.
Benedict 2 American  
[ben-i-dikt] / ˈbɛn ɪ dɪkt /

noun

  1. Ruth (Fulton), 1887–1948, U.S. writer and anthropologist.

  2. Saint, a.d. 480–c543, Italian monk: founded Benedictine order.

  3. Stanley Rossiter 1884–1936, U.S. biochemist.

  4. a first name: from a Latin word meaning “blessed.”

Benedict British  
/ ˈbɛnɪˌdɪkt /

noun

  1. Saint . ?480–?547 ad , Italian monk: founded the Benedictine order at Monte Cassino in Italy in about 540 ad . His Regula Monachorum became the basis of the rule of all Western Christian monastic orders. Feast day: July 11 or March 14

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Etymology

Origin of benedict

First recorded in 1820–25; erroneous assimilation of Benedick to a more familiar name

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