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Benedictine

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Noun

1. benedictine

a monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict

2. benedictine

a French liqueur originally made by Benedictine monks

Adjective

3. benedictine

of or relating to Saint Benedict or his works

4. benedictine

of or relating to the Benedictines

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Benedictine

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noun
1. (ˌbɛnɪˈdɪktɪn, -taɪn)
a monk or nun who is a member of a Christian religious community founded by or following the rule of Saint Benedict
2. (ˌbɛnɪˈdɪktiːn)
a greenish-yellow liqueur made from a secret formula developed at the Benedictine monastery at Fécamp in France in about 1510
adjective
3. (ˌbɛnɪˈdɪktɪn, -taɪn)
of or relating to Saint Benedict, his order, or his rule

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Benedictine

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adjective
1. 
of Saint Benedict
2. 
designating or of the monastic order based on his teachings, founded c. a.d. 529
noun
3. 
a Benedictine monk or nun
4.  [b-]
a liqueur, containing aromatic herbs and spices, orig. made by Benedictine monks in France

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Benedictine

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n.
A monk, nun, or oblate belonging to the Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Benedict of Nursia.

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