Meaning of BENEDICT
| Pronunciation: | | 'benidikt, 'benidikt
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- [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)
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| | Synonyms: | | benedick, Ruth Benedict, Ruth Fulton, Saint Benedict, St Benedict |
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| | See Also: | | anthropologist, hubby, husband, married man, monastic, monk | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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