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
Benedict in American English1
(ˈbɛnəˌdɪkt)
noun
a masculine name: var. Bennet, Bennett
Word origin
LL(Ec) Benedictus, lit., blessed: see benediction
Benedict in American English2
(ˈbɛnəˌdɪkt)
1.
Saint( a.d. 480?-543?); It. monk: founder of the Benedictine order: his day is July 11
: also called ˈSaint Benedict of Nursia (ˈnɜrsiə)
2.
Benedict XIV(born Prospero Lambertini) 1675-1758; pope (1740-58)
3.
Benedict XV(born Giacomo della Chiesa) 1854-1922; pope (1914-22)
4.
Benedict XVI(born Joseph Ratzinger) 1927- ; pope (2005- )
5.
Ruth (Fulton)1887-1948; U.S. anthropologist
benedict in American English
(ˈbɛnəˌdɪkt)
noun
a recently married man, esp. one who seemed to be a confirmed bachelor
Word origin
alteration of Benedick, the bachelor in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing who marries Beatrice