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Definitions for: Benedict [n] a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)
[n] Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547)
[n] American anthropologist (1887-1948)
Webster (1913) Definition: Ben"e*dict, Benedick Ben"e*dick, n. [From Benedick,
one of the characters in Shakespeare's play of ``Much Ado
about Nothing.'']
A married man, or a man newly married.
Ben"e*dict, a. [L. benedictus, p. p. of benedicere to
bless. See Benison, and cf. Bennet.]
Having mild and salubrious qualities. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Synonyms: benedick, Ruth Benedict, Ruth Fulton, Saint Benedict, St Benedict
See Also: anthropologist, hubby, husband, married man, monastic, monk
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