Benedictine
pronunciation
How to pronounce Benedictine in British English:
UK [ˌbenɪˈdɪktɪn]
How to pronounce Benedictine in American English:
US [ˌbɛnɪˈdɪktɪn, -ˌtin]
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- Noun:
- a French liqueur originally made by Benedictine monks
Word Origin
- Benedictine (n.)
- 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).
Example
- 1. The valley was dominated by the huge benedictine abbey .
- 2. Have you previously applied for benedictine college ?
- 3. My college , jesus , is one of cambridge 's largest and was founded on the site of a 12th-century benedictine nunnery .
- 4. He was born in florence and became a benedictine monk .
- 5. A french liqueur originally made by benedictine monks .