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benedict
1[ ben-i-dikt ]
noun
- a newly married man, especially one who has been long a bachelor:
From the sublime to the ridiculous—the bride in her most seductive lingerie and the benedict in a pair of ratty old boxers.
Benedict
2[ ben-i-dikt ]
noun
- Ruth (Fulton), 1887–1948, U.S. writer and anthropologist.
- Saint, a.d. 480–c543, Italian monk: founded Benedictine order.
- Stanley Ros·si·ter [ros, -i-ter], 1884–1936, U.S. biochemist.
- a first name: from a Latin word meaning “blessed.”
Benedict
/ ˈɛɪˌɪ /
noun
- Benedict, Saint?480?547MItalianRELIGION: monkRELIGION: saint Saint . ?480–?547 ad , Italian monk: founded the Benedictine order at Monte Cassino in Italy in about 540 ad . His Regula Monachorum became the basis of the rule of all Western Christian monastic orders. Feast day: July 11 or March 14
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I love breakfast: croissant sandwiches, egg and bacon with grits, benedicts, you name it.
Its monumental crab cake benedict is a good way to get one last crab fix.
Millions of TikTokers have watched the young chef put together a bacon sandwich, eggs benedict, grilled cheese, French toast with caramelized bananas and strawberry crème brûlée.
There will be no more eggs benedict, for example, served with a view at Louis’ Restaurant, which has had a prime perch on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean since 1937.
This is a bit of a restaurant breakfast – when you type it into Google, the first thing that comes up is not “eggs benedict recipe” but “eggs benedict near me”.
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