"benedict" in the noun sense
1. Benedict, Ruth Benedict, Ruth Fulton
United States anthropologist (1887-1948)
2. Benedict, Saint Benedict, St. Benedict
Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547)
3. benedick, benedict
a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)
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