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.

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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.”

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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

Example Sentences

"I like my flat whites and eggs benedict so it's been a real struggle when I've been out there camping and cooking."

From BBC • May 4, 2025

Dillon responds by saying, "Uh, eggs benedict?" which makes me laugh.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2022

Its monumental crab cake benedict is a good way to get one last crab fix.

From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2021

This is a bit of a restaurant breakfast – when you type it into Google, the first thing that comes up is not “eggs benedict recipe” but “eggs benedict near me”.

From The Guardian • May 6, 2020

And except for a song about bacon or eggs benedict thrown in here and there, they mostly played normal country music.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling

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