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Benedict ben·e·dict

Spelling: [ben-i-dikt]

IPA: /ˈbɛn ɪ dɪkt/

Benedict is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 201 anagrams from letters in Benedict (bcdeeint).

Definitions for Benedict

noun

1. a newly married man, especially one who has been long a bachelor.
2. Ruth (Fulton) 1887–1948, U.S. writer and anthropologist.
3. Saint, a.d. 480?–543? Italian monk: founded Benedictine order.
4. Stanley Rossiter [ros-i-ter] /ˈrɒs ɪ tər/ (Show IPA), 1884–1936, U.S. biochemist.
5. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “blessed.”.
6. died a.d. 579, pope 575–79.
7. Saint, died a.d. 685, pope 684–85.
8. died a.d. 858, pope 855–58.
9. died a.d. 903, pope 900–03.
10. died a.d. 966, pope 964.
11. died a.d. 974, pope 973–74.
12. died a.d. 983, pope 974–83.
13. died 1024, pope 1012–24.
14. died 1056? pope 1032–44; 1045; 1047–48.
15. (Niccolò Boccasini) 1240–1304, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1303–04.
16. (Jacques Fournier) died 1342, French ecclesiastic: pope 1334–42.
17. (Pietro Francesco Orsini) 1649–1730, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1724–30.
18. (Prospero Lambertini) 1675–1758, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1740–58; scholar and patron of the arts.
19. (Giacomo della Chiesa) 1854–1922, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1914–22.

Origin of Benedict

1820-25; erroneous assimilation of Benedick to a more familiar name

Examples for Benedict

"She was too young in thy time, benedict," concluded the old man jocosely.

Bergoglio ran second to Joseph Ratzinger, who became benedict XVI.

As part of their ambitious film schedule, Marvel has cast British actor benedict Cumberbatch to play the doctor in 2016.

“The universe is not the result of chance, as some would want to make us believe,” benedict said.

“There are various iterations of my life out there,” says Billy Hayes, digging into his Eggs benedict at a Manhattan diner.

In 1843, Mr. benedict was a member of the City Council, and president of that body.

He felt mean and traitorous, a benedict Arnold on a small scale.

Mr. benedict thought there might be, though he had never seen any.

For one term previous to that time Mr. benedict was city attorney.

As he debuts on Broadway, he talks Beyoncé, Kristen Stewart, benedict Cumberbatch, and the ‘gay sensibility’ in all he does.