Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A monk, nun, or oblate belonging to the Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Benedict of Nursia.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to St. Benedict, or to the order of monks or the monastic rule originating from him.
- noun A member of an order of monks founded at Monte Cassino, between Rome and Naples, by St. Benedict of Nursia, about
a. d. 530. - noun A cordial or liqueur, resembling chartreuse, distilled at Fécamp in Normandy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Eccl. Hist.) One of a famous order of monks, established by St. Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century. This order was introduced into the United States in 1846.
- adjective Pertaining to the monks of St. Benedict, or St. Benet.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
monk ornun belonging to theorder founded by Saint Benedict of Nursia. - noun A
liqueur made fromCognac (French brandy) together withherbs andspices - adjective Of or pertaining to St. Benedict of Nursia.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the Benedictine Order.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to Saint Benedict or his works
- adjective of or relating to the Benedictines
- noun a monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict
- noun a French liqueur originally made by Benedictine monks
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Benedictine translates as if it were tas heauton: which is here followed.
NPNF1-12. Saint Chrysostom: Homilies on the Epistles of Paul to the Corinthians Editor 1889
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[2158] On this title Benedictine editors remark that no careful reader can fail to note that the letter is written not by Basil but about
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Using the name Benedictine is scandalous given the circumstances these are former Roman Catholics: because of it, at a casual glance they look like they're still a Roman Catholic convent.
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The English Black Monks have made but slight use of lay brothers, finding the service of paid attendants more convenient; but Father Taunton was mistaken in his assertion that "in those days in English Benedictine monasteries there were no lay brothers", for they are mentioned in the customaries of St. Augustine's at Canterbury and St. Peter's at Westminster.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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"Benedictine" - an enthusiast for Benedict XVI's liturgical reforms.
Telegraph Blogs 2009
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French spirit known as Benedictine boasts a unique blend of herbs and spices (including hyssop, lemon balm, saffron, cardamom, and
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French spirit known as Benedictine boasts a unique blend of herbs and spices (including hyssop, lemon balm, saffron, cardamom, and
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French spirit known as Benedictine boasts a unique blend of herbs and spices (including hyssop, lemon balm, saffron, cardamom, and
spirits exports on the rocks, but vodka demand still stiff 2010
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