Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A newly married man who was previously considered a confirmed bachelor.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Blessed; benign; salutary; especially, in medicine, having mild and salubrious qualities: as, “medicines that are benedict,”
- n. A sportive name for a newly married man, especially one who has been long a bachelor, or who has been in the habit of ridiculing marriage.
Wiktionary
- n. rare A newly married man, especially one who was previously a confirmed bachelor.
- adj. obsolete Having mild and salubrious qualities.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A married man, or a man newly married.
- adj. obsolete Having mild and salubrious qualities.
WordNet 3.0
- n. Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547)
- n. United States anthropologist (1887-1948)
- n. a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)
Etymologies
- From Benedicke (a variant of Benedict), a character in William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, 1598. (Wiktionary)
- After Benedick, a character in Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“(Did you know their eggs benedict is short of terrible when there's no other option?)”
“The next day, sun shining and hair straight, I sat down with the prolific artist as he ate pancakes and eggs benedict, and ruminated over hip hop legacy in the American cultural paradigm.”
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“The crawfish benedict ($15) is popular at brunch, as is the 8-inch farmhouse "pan" cake ($13).”
“Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal Dulce de leche French toast The spicy tuna eggs benedict $21 features poached eggs with avocado, tuna and seaweed hollandaise.”
“The "Jewels on Toast" offerings translate to eggs benedict ($10) and whipped ricotta ($10, with grilled pears, honey, basil and chile) versions for brunch.”
“Classic brunch dishes include eggs benedict $12, featuring perfectly poached eggs served on a thin layer of braised pork belly.”
“I shall have become a Doctor of Social Sciences (and candidate for numerous other things), I shall also become a benedict.”
“For these zombies must eat, and it's not brains they're after: it's eggs benedict.”
“More Map: New York City Food Guide The evolving menu has included shrimp and grits ($9) and Queens Comfort's twist on eggs benedict, which includes a crab cake ($8).”
“On Saturday, he'll join forces with bassist Jay Leonhart and guitarist Joe Cohn in what promises to be a marvelous trio at the aforementioned Jazzfest in Morristown, N.J. And on Sunday, he'll bring his marvelous quartet to the Blue Note brunch; the only danger is that you'll be so excited by his exuberant playing that your eggs benedict will go flying.”
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