Benedictine
Americannoun
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Roman Catholic Church.
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a member of an order of monks founded at Monte Cassino by St. Benedict about a.d. 530.
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a member of any congregation of nuns following the rule of St. Benedict.
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a French liqueur originally made by Benedictine monks.
adjective
noun
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a monk or nun who is a member of a Christian religious community founded by or following the rule of Saint Benedict
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a greenish-yellow liqueur made from a secret formula developed at the Benedictine monastery at Fécamp in France in about 1510
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Benedictine
Example Sentences
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She introduces an 11th-century Benedictine monk named Guido, who taught his singing students about “the intervals between notes” by pointing to different parts of his hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Just south of the highway closure, the rustic, isolated Lucia Lodge and the New Camaldoli Hermitage, a Benedictine monastery, remain open for overnight guests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025
“There has been a continuous, uninterrupted flow of hundreds of perpetrators in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles,” said Patrick Wall, an advocate for survivors of sexual abuse and a former Benedictine monk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2024
The three-time Super Bowl star's comments were among a number of views given during a 20-minute commencement speech at Benedictine College, Kansas.
From BBC ● May 16, 2024
Michelangelo still wore his Benedictine robes, for Eric could find nothing large enough to fit him.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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