Benedict

Definitions: Benedict

Benedict

Noun

1. American anthropologist (1887-1948).

2. Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547).

3. A newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor).

"Benedict" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "to be blessed".

Date "Benedict" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Domain	Definitions
19th Century Satire	A married male. Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904.
Biographical Satire	BENEDICT, Saint, the man who introduced benedictine and monks into Europe. Also gave his name to benedicts. Source: Who was Who: 5000BC - 1914.
Literature	Benedict A bachelor, not necessarily one pledged to celibacy, but simply a man of marriageable age, not married. St. Benedict was a most uncompromising stickler for celibacy. "Is it not a pun? There is an old saying, `Needles and pins; when a man marries his trouble begins.' If so the unmarried man is benedictus."- Life in the West. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Benedict, the 'founder of Western monasticism,' born at Nursia (Norcia), Italy, around 480; died Monte Cassino, Italy, 547 (?).

Benedict was pursuing the normal education for a late Roman member of the upper classes when, at about the age of 20, he left Rome to live in the country with some others in a Christian retreat. Though his early biographers relate miracles even at this stage, the most notable condition of his life was that, though a member of a leisured elite, he adoped a life of physical labor. The motto of the Benedictine Order is: ora et labora, or "pray and work."

Benedictine life stressed both. Benedict, as leader of the group of men that grew up around him, developed a plan of life that stressed balance and moderation: a vegetarian diet, regular hours for sleep, regular hours for prayer, and regular hours for manual labor.

The model for the monastic life under Benedict was the family, with the abbot as father and all the monks as brothers. Priesthood was initially an unimportant part of monasticism - monks used the services of their local pastor. Because of this, female monasticism with an abbess as mother worked as well as male monasticism.

There were already monastic groups in Egypt like those organized by St. Pachomius in the desert. Benedict was undoubtedly aware of them, but to what degree the organization plan, known as the Rule of St Benedict, was based on a direct knowledge of the Egyptian organizations is much debated.

Benedict had a twin sister, also a saint, called Scholastica.

There is also a place named Benedict in the State of Kansas in the United States of America.

Synonym: Benedict

Synonym: benedick (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Marriage	Bridesmaid, bridesman, best man; bride, bridegroom. married man, married woman, married couple; neogamist, Benedict, partner, spouse, mate, yokemate; husband, man, consort, baron; old man, good man; wife of one's bosom; helpmate, rib, better half, gray mare, old woman, old lady, good wife, goodwife.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Benedict

English words defined with "Benedict": Benedict Arnold, Benedict de Spinoza, Benedictine ♦ eggs Benedict ♦ faithless ♦ Ruth Benedict ♦ Saint Benedict, Spinozism, St Benedict ♦ traitorous ♦ unfaithful. (references)

Specialty definitions using "Benedict": ARNOLD ♦ Bellefontaine, BENEDICT, BENEDICTINES ♦ COMmon Algorithmic Language ♦ EIGHTH ♦ Scienter Nesciens et Sapiente Indoctus, SOLOMON. (references)

Etymologies containing "Benedict": Benedictus ♦ Maurist. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Benedict" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

German (Benedict), Italian (Benedict), Manx (Benedict), Spanish (Benedict).

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	The same Benedict Arnold who plotted to surrender West Point to the hated British? (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) Tess is with Benedict now? She's too tall for him! (Ocean's Eleven; writing credit: George Clayton Johnson; Jack Golden Russell) This trick is pure gold. (To guard) Uh, Mr. Benedict wanted to see us about a very important matter. (Recess: School's Out; writing credit: Paul Germain; Joe Ansolabehere) Benedict Arnold did. (Moon Pilot; writing credit: Robert Buckner; Maurice Tombragel)
Movie/TV Titles	Sam Benedict (1962) Arnold the Benedict (1951) Benedict Arnold (1909)
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Domain	Title
Books	Benedict's Dharma: Buddhists Reflect on the Rule of Saint Benedict (reference) Finishing Becca : A Story About Peggy Shippen and Benedict Arnold (Great Episodes) (reference) The Traitor and the Spy: Benedict Arnold and John Andre (New York Classics) (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Slim Cooking:Eggs Benedict (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)
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Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Piers, looking down river from Benedict.Credit: America's Coastlines.		Clean-up area in Benedict as a result of the April 7th oil spill in Swanson Creek, a tributary of the Patuxent River.Credit: America's Coastlines.
	Figure 38. Hygrometer register, built to record variations in relative humidity. The hygrometer is built on principles discovered by Horace Benedict Saussure in 1783 and uses the changes in length of human hair and animal hair with humidity to derive relative humidity. The exact age of this recording instrument is unknown.Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.		Summer residence for the president of the United States, Mt. Falcon, Colorado. View looking southwest showing house, descending terrace, and natural gardens] / J. B. Benedict, architect, Aug. 19, 1911.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Library and music room in the Benedict Club, a USO sponsored by the N.C.C.S., 157 North 15th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Credit: Library of Congress.		Benedict Arnold's mansion, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Mountain lodge for Paul T. Mayo, Bear Creek Cañon, Colorado--J. B. Benedict - Architect--Denver Colo.Credit: Library of Congress.		Stone mountain lodge of Paul T. Mayo, Bear Creek Cañon, Rocky Mountains, Colorado, with boy seated on step, designed by architect June B. Benedict.Credit: Library of Congress.
	St. Helena's Church and School, Benedict and Olmstead Aves., Bronx, New York. Convent bedroom.Credit: Library of Congress.		Helen A. Benedict, residence in Hastings-on-Hudson. Exterior I.Credit: Library of Congress.
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Author	Quotation
Baruch (Benedict de) Spinoza	The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.
Benedict Spinoza	Do not laugh, do not weep, try to understand.
	God and all the attributes of God are eternal.
	Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear.
	All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare.
	Pride is therefore pleasure arising from a man's thinking too highly of himself.
	Those are most desirous of honor and glory who cry out the loudest of its abuse and the vanity of the world.
	Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.
E.l. Benedict	Humans, like horses, cannot kick and go forward at the same time.
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Author	Date	Quotation
Magna Carta	1215	Know that, having regard to God and for the salvation of our soul, and those of all our ancestors and heirs, and unto the honor of God and the advancement of his holy Church and for the rectifying of our realm, we have granted as underwritten by advice of our venerable fathers, Stephen, archbishop of Canterbury, primate of all England and cardinal of the holy Roman Church, Henry, archbishop of Dublin, William of London, Peter of Winchester, Jocelyn of Bath and Glastonbury, Hugh of Lincoln, Walter of Worcester, William of Coventry, Benedict of Rochester, bishops; of Master Pandulf, subdeacon and member of the household of our lord the Pope, of brother Aymeric (master of the Knights of the Temple in England), and of the illustrious men William Marshal, earl of Pembroke, William, earl of Salisbury, William, earl of Warenne, William, earl of Arundel, Alan of Galloway (constable of Scotland), Waren Fitz Gerold, Peter Fitz Herbert, Hubert De Burgh (seneschal of Poitou), Hugh de Neville, Matthew Fitz Herbert, Thomas Basset, Alan Basset, Philip d'Aubigny, Robert of Roppesley, John Marshal, John Fitz Hugh, and others, our liegemen. (reference)
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Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	In other words, they were subjects, not of Saint Bernard, but of Saint Benedict.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	BENEDICTINES, n. An order of monks otherwise known as black friars. She thought it a crow, but it turn out to be A monk of St. Benedict croaking a text. "Here's one of an order of cooks," said she -- "Black friars in this world, fried black in the next." "The Devil on Earth" (London, 1712)
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"Benedict" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Benedict" is used about 540 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	100%	540	11,434

The following table summarizes the usage of "Benedict" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Benedict	First name Male	4,000	1,124
Benedict	Last name	6,000	2,062
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"Benedict" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "to be blessed".

The following table summarizes names related to "Benedict."
Name	Gender	Language	Related Name
Benedikta	Female	Czech	Benedict
Bendt	Male	Danish	Benedict
Benedikte	Female	Danish	Benedict
Bent	Male	Danish	Benedict
Benedict	Male	English	N/A
Benedicta	Female	English	Benedict
Bennett	Male	English	Benedict
Benson	Male	English	Benedict
Pentti	Male	Finnish	Benedict
Bénédicte	Female	French	Benedict
Benoit	Male	French	Benedict
Benoite	Female	French	Benedict
Benedikt	Male	German	Benedict
Benedikta	Female	German	Benedict
Benedek	Male	Hungarian	Benedict
Benedetta	Female	Italian	Benedict
Benedetto	Male	Italian	Benedict
Benesh	Male	Jewish	Benedict
Benedicta	Female	Late Roman	Benedict
Bendiks	Male	Latvian	Benedict
Benedikte	Female	Norwegian	Benedict
Benedita	Female	Portuguese	Benedict
Benedito	Male	Portuguese	Benedict
Bento	Male	Portuguese	Benedict
Benito	Male	Spanish	Benedict
Bengt	Male	Swedish	Benedict
Bengta	Female	Swedish	Benedict
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1. Benedict, KS (city, FIPS 6000)
Location: 37.62470 N, 95.74190 W
Population (1990): 16 (11 housing units)
Area: 0.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 66714
Country: USA

2. Benedict, ND (city, FIPS 5980)
Location: 47.83054 N, 101.08373 W
Population (1990): 52 (30 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 58716
Country: USA

3. Benedict, NE (village, FIPS 4195)
Location: 41.00662 N, 97.60678 W
Population (1990): 230 (95 housing units)
Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 68316
Country: USA

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Expression: Benedict

Expressions using "Benedict": Benedict Arnold ♦ Benedict de Spinoza ♦ eggs Benedict ♦ Ruth Benedict ♦ Saint Benedict ♦ St Benedict. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "Benedict": B-benedict.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Benedict

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
benedict arnold	195	benedict nebraska	7
benedict college	181	benedict canyon	7
dirk benedict	120	rule of saint benedict	6
eggs benedict	109	benedict md	6
st benedict or	72	st benedict high school	6
benedict	68	st benedict at auburndale	6
college of st benedict	45	rule of benedict	6
eggs benedict recipe	39	benedict formula harris	5
saint benedict	37	fr benedict groeschel	5
college of saint benedict	24	benedict order st	5
ruth benedict	20	benedict wong	5
benedict equation harris	17	benedict mellen thomas	5
rule of st benedict	16	benedict de spinoza	5
benedict harris	13	benedict dirk team	5
st benedict medal	12	benedict grand	5
benedict anderson	10	benedict kansas	5
benedict arnold picture	10	benedict college columbia sc	5
benedict groeschel	9	benedict spinoza	5
benedict school st	8	anderson benedict community imagined	5
paul benedict	7	saint benedict medal	4
		st benedict crucifix	4
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Modern Translations: Benedict

Language		Translations for "Benedict"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		Birrë I Martuar (benedick). (various references)

Arabic		‏المتزوج حديثا (newly married). (various references)

Czech		Benedikt. (various references)

Danish		Benedict-Talbot's tabeller (Benedict-Talbot standards), Benedict-Talbots tabeller (Benedict-Talbot standards), Benedict's cykelergometer (Benedict bicycle ergometer), Benedict-Osterberg's pikrinsyremetode (Benedict-Osterberg method), Benedict-Murlin's metode (Benedict-Murlin method), Benedict-Leche's metode (Benedict-Leche method), Benedict-Harris-tabeller (Benedict-Harris tables), Benedict-Denis'metode (Benedict-Denis method). (various references)

Dutch		Benedictus (Ben). (various references)

French		Benoît (Ben, Benoît). (various references)

German		Benedikt. (various references)

Greek		Νεόνυμφοσ. (various references)

Hungarian		fiatal férj (benedick, bridegroom), újdonsült férj (benedick). (various references)

Italian		benedict. (various references)

Manx		Benedict. (various references)

Pig Latin		enedictbay

Portuguese		Benedito (Ben), Homem Casado (family name). (various references)

Russian		Бенедикт (Benedict 1). (various references)

Spanish		Benito, Benedicto, benedict. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Benedict

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	benedicte, benedictus. (various references)
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Derivations & Misspellings: Benedict

Derivations
	Words beginning with "Benedict": benediction, benedictions, benedictory, benedicts. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Benedict" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Bendicks, benedic, Benedicat, benedicite, Benedicte, Benedicto, Benedik, benedikte, bennedict, Bernadac, Bijedic, Venedikt. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Benedict"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "Benedict" (pronounced be"nudi'kt)
4	-d i' k t	interdict.
3	-i' k t	derelict, district.
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Anagrams: Benedict

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "b-c-d-e-e-i-n-t"
	-1 letter: enticed.
	-2 letters: betide, deceit, decent, edenic, endite, entice.
	-3 letters: bidet, cebid, cited, debit, deice, diene, edict, niece, teind, tined.
	-4 letters: been, beet, bend, bene, bent, bice, bide, bind, bine, bint, bite, cede, cedi, cent, cete, cine, cite, debt, deet, dene, deni, dent, dice, diet, dine, dint, dite, edit, eide, etic, iced, need, nice, nide.
	Words containing the letters "b-c-d-e-e-i-n-t"
	+1 letter: benedicts.
	+3 letters: benediction, benedictory, binucleated, pitchblende.
	+4 letters: benedictions, beneficiated, diabetogenic, indefectible, indefectibly, pitchblendes.
	+5 letters: counterbidden, decerebrating, decerebration, nondeductible, unpredictable.
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