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Benedict

Benedict Meaning & Definition
Benedict Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Benedict?

[n] a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)
[n] Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547)
[n] American anthropologist (1887-1948)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Benedict: benedick | Ruth Benedict | Ruth Fulton | Saint Benedict | St Benedict

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See Also | anthropologist | hubby | husband | married man | monastic | monk

Benedict In Webster's Dictionary

\Ben"e*dict\, Benedick \Ben"e*dick\, n. [From Benedick, one of the characters in Shakespeare's play of ``Much Ado about Nothing.''] A married man, or a man newly married.
\Ben"e*dict\, a. [L. benedictus, p. p. of benedicere to bless. See {Benison}, and cf. {Bennet}.] Having mild and salubrious qualities. [Obs.] --Bacon.

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