benedict means A male given name from Latin, particularly of the sixth-century founder of the Benedictine order, and of several popes.
benedict is pronounced /ˈbɛnədɪkt/.
Etymology
From Saint Benedict, founder of the Benedictine Order, from Late Latin benedictus (“blessed, well spoken of”), from Latin benedīcō (“to bless, to speak well of”). Doublet of Bennett, Benoit, and Benito.
name
- A male given name from Latin, particularly of the sixth-century founder of the Benedictine order, and of several popes.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- A placename:; A minor city in Wilson County, Kansas, United States, named after S. S. Benedict.
- A placename:; A census-designated place in Maryland, United States.
- A placename:; A village in Nebraska, United States.
- A placename:; A city and village in North Dakota, United States.
noun
- A newly married man, especially one who was previously a confirmed bachelor.
adj
- Having mild and salubrious qualities.
verb
- to bless.
- To poach and serve on an English muffin with ham or bacon and hollandaise sauce.e.g.“His pancakes were never just ordinary pancakes: they were airy creations mushroomed in sauce, or they were crepes suzette. Eggs were shirred, mornayed or benedicted.” — 1965, The Reader's Digest - Volume 86, page 246:
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