benedict

[ ben-i-dikt ]
/ ˈbɛn ɪ dɪkt /

noun

a newly married man, especially one who has been long a bachelor.

Origin of benedict

1820–25; erroneous assimilation of Benedick to a more familiar name

Definition for benedict (2 of 16)

Benedict
[ ben-i-dikt ]
/ ˈbɛn ɪ dɪkt /

noun

Ruth (Fulton),1887–1948, U.S. writer and anthropologist.
Saint,a.d. 480?–543?, Italian monk: founded Benedictine order.
Stanley Ros·si·ter [ros-i-ter] /ˈrɒs ɪ tər/,1884–1936, U.S. biochemist.
a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “blessed.”

Definition for benedict (3 of 16)

Benedict I

noun

died a.d. 579, pope 575–79.

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Benedict II

noun

Saint,died a.d. 685, pope 684–85.

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Benedict III

noun

died a.d. 858, pope 855–58.

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Benedict IV

noun

died a.d. 903, pope 900–03.

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Benedict V

noun

died a.d. 966, pope 964.

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Benedict VI

noun

died a.d. 974, pope 973–74.

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Benedict VII

noun

died a.d. 983, pope 974–83.

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Benedict VIII

noun

died 1024, pope 1012–24.

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Benedict IX

noun

died 1056?, pope 1032–44; 1045; 1047–48.

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Benedict XI

noun

Niccolò Boccasini,1240–1304, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1303–04.

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Benedict XII

noun

Jacques Fournier,died 1342, French ecclesiastic: pope 1334–42.

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Benedict XIII

noun

Pietro Francesco Orsini,1649–1730, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1724–30.

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Benedict XIV

noun

Prospero Lambertini,1675–1758, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1740–58; scholar and patron of the arts.

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Benedict XV

noun

Giacomo della Chiesa,1854–1922, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1914–22.

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British Dictionary definitions for benedict (1 of 2)

Benedict
/ (ˈbɛnɪˌdɪkt) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for benedict (2 of 2)

Benedict XV

noun

original name Giacomo della Chiesa . 1854–1922, pope (1914–22); noted for his repeated attempts to end World War I and for his organization of war relief