Definition of Benedictine

1. Noun. A monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict.

Group relationships: Benedictine Order, Order Of Saint Benedict
Generic synonyms: Religious

2. Adjective. Of or relating to Saint Benedict or his works.
Partainyms: Benedict

3. Noun. A French liqueur originally made by Benedictine monks.
Generic synonyms: Cordial, Liqueur

4. Adjective. Of or relating to the Benedictines.

Definition of Benedictine

1. a. Pertaining to the monks of St. Benedict, or St. Benet.

2. n. 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.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Benedictine

bend dexter
bend over backwards
bend sinister
bene
beneath
beneceptor
Benedek's reflex
benedick
benedicks
benedict
Benedict's solution
Benedict's test for glucose
Benedict-Hopkins-Cole reagent
Benedict-Roth apparatus
Benedict-Roth calorimeter
benedictine (current term)
Benedictine order
benediction
benedictions
benedictive
benedictory
benedicts
Benedict Arnold
Benedict de Spinoza
Benedikt's syndrome
benefact
benefaction
benefactions
benefactive role
benefactor

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