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noun
1.
Roman Catholic Church.
a.
a member of an order of monks founded at Monte Cassino by St. Benedict about a.d. 530.
b.
a member of any congregation of nuns following the rule of St. Benedict.
2.
a French liqueur originally made by Benedictine monks.
adjective
3.
of or pertaining to St. Benedict or the Benedictines.
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| Benedictine | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a monk or nun who is a member of a Christian religious community founded by or following the rule of Saint Benedict |
| 2. | a greenish-yellow liqueur made from a secret formula developed at the Benedictine monastery at Fécamp in France in about 1510 |
| —adj | |
| 3. | of or relating to Saint Benedict, his order, or his rule |
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Word Origin & History
Benedictine
c.1600, "one of the order known from the color of its dress as the Black Monks," founded c.529 by St. Benedict (see benedict).
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