Benedict

/ˈbɛnɪdɪkt/

Translation of "benedict" into Russian

Noun

/ˈbɛnɪdɪkt/

Benedict

Benedicts pl

Benedict was a monk who founded the Benedictine order.

Бенедикт был монахом, основавшим орден бенедиктинцев.

Noun

/ˈbɛnɪdɪkt/

A newly married man, especially one who was previously considered a confirmed bachelor.

After years of living the single life, John finally became a benedict when he married his college sweetheart.

Proper noun

/ˈbɛnɪdɪkt/

A male given name derived from the Latin word meaning “blessed,” borne by several saints and popes.

Benedict chose to study theology after the saint whose name he shared.

Any of sixteen popes of the Roman Catholic Church who took the papal name Benedict.

Pope Benedict XVI addressed the crowd in St. Peter’s Square.