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ST. BENEDICT
• ST. BENEDICT (noun)
The noun ST. BENEDICT has 1 sense:
1. Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547)
Familiarity information: ST. BENEDICT used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Benedict; Saint Benedict; St. Benedict
Instance hypernyms:
monastic; monk (a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work)
saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)
Context examples
Also called cardin, holy thistle, spotted thistle, and St. Benedict's thistle.
(Blessed thistle, NCI Dictionary)
Also called blessed thistle, cardin, spotted thistle, and St. Benedict's thistle.
(Holy thistle, NCI Dictionary)
Also called blessed thistle, holy thistle, spotted thistle, and St. Benedict's thistle.
(Cardin, NCI Dictionary)
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