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ben·e·dict

(bĕn′ĭ-dĭkt′)

A newly married man who was previously considered a confirmed bachelor.

[After Benedick, , a character in Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare.]

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Benedict

(ˈbɛnɪˌdɪkt)

(Biography) 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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ben•e•dict

(ˈbɛn ɪ dɪkt)

n.

a newly married man who has been a confirmed bachelor.

[1820–25; alter. of Benedick, the bachelor who marries Beatrice in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing (1598?)]

Ben•e•dict

(ˈbɛn ɪ dɪkt)

n.

1. Ruth (Fulton), 1887–1948, U.S. anthropologist.

2. Saint, A.D. 480?–543?, Italian monk: founded Benedictine order.

Ben•e•dict

(ˈbɛn ɪ dɪkt)
n.

1. Benedict XIV, (Prospero Lambertini) 1675–1758, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1740–58.

2. Benedict XV, (Giacomo della Chiesa) 1854–1922, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1914–22.

benedick, benedict - A long-time bachelor who is newly married is a benedick or benedict.

Benedict

[ˈbenɪdɪkt] N → Benito; (= pope) → Benedicto

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Benedict, mounted on two dromedaries, for not less tall were the two mules they rode on.

Benedict, and the coach plainly belongs to some travellers: I tell you to mind well what you are about and don't let the devil mislead you."

Benedict following our road, nor do we know whether or not there are any captive princesses coming in this coach."

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"May the holy Benedict, patron of our house, be present this day and aid us in our findings!

That dress shall therefore be stripped from thee, and thou shalt be cast into the outer world without benefit of clerkship, and without lot or part in the graces and blessings of those who dwell under the care of the Blessed Benedict. Thou shalt come back neither to Beaulieu nor to any of the granges of Beaulieu, and thy name shall be struck off the scrolls of the order."

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I should have thought you might have guessed I was a Benedict by my look."

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the wicket where the bulls of Pope Benedict were torn, and whence those who had brought them departed decked out, in derision, in copes and mitres, and making an apology through all Paris?

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The old abbey flourished then; and the five sisters, living on its fair domains, paid yearly dues to the black monks of St Benedict, to which fraternity it belonged.

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In these days when everything, from the shape of a man's hat to his method of dealing with asparagus, is supposed to be an index to character, it is possible to form some estimate of Lord Dawlish from the fact that his vigil in front of the Bandolero had been expensive even before the advent of the Benedict with the studs and laces.

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There were telegrams to the national office from enthusiastic individuals in little towns which had made amazing and unprecedented increases in a single year: Benedict, Kansas, from 26 to 260; Henderson, Kentucky, from 19 to 111; Holland, Michigan, from 14 to 208; Cleo, Oklahoma, from 0 to 104; Martin's Ferry, Ohio, from 0 to 296--and many more of the same kind.

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Benedict, and I embrace all the principles of the Roman faith; but yet, if you will believe me, and that I do not speak in compliment to you, or in respect to my circumstances and your civilities; I say nevertheless, I do not look upon you, who call yourselves reformed, without some charity.

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A quarter of a mile inland we came upon the holluschickie--sleek young bulls, living out the loneliness of their bachelorhood and gathering strength against the day when they would fight their way into the ranks of the Benedicts.

Noun	1.	Benedict - United States anthropologist (1887-1948) Ruth Benedict, Ruth Fulton
	2.	Benedict - Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547) Saint Benedict, St. Benedict
	3.	benedict - a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor) benedick hubby, husband, married man - a married man; a woman's partner in marriage