benedict: Meaning and Definition of
ben•e•dict
Pronunciation: (ben'i-dikt), [key] — n.
- a newly married man, esp. one who has been long a bachelor.
Ben•e•dict
Pronunciation: (ben'i-dikt), [key] — n.
- 1887–1948, U.S. writer and anthropologist.
- a.d. 480?–543?, Italian monk: founded Benedictine order.
- 1884–1936, U.S. biochemist.
- a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “blessed.”
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.