Benedictine

See also: bénédictine

English

Etymology

From French bénédictin, from Latin benedictus, named after Italian 6th century Saint Benedict of Nursia (Latin: Benedictus Nursiae). Recorded in English from the 17th century.

Noun

Benedictine (plural Benedictines)

1. A monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict of Nursia.
2. A type of liqueur originating from the Benedictine cloister of Fécamp in France, made from cognac together with herb and spice extracts.

Translations

monk or nun

• Armenian: բենեդիկտյան (benediktyan)
• Catalan: benedictí m
• Dutch: benedictijn (nl) m, benedictijner (nl) m
• Finnish: benediktiini (fi); benediktiinimunkki (monk); benediktiininunna (nun)
• French: bénédictin (fr) m, bénédictine (fr) f
• Galician: bieito m, bieita f
• German: Benediktiner (de) m, Benediktinerin (de) f
• Irish: Beinidicteach m
• Italian: benedettino (it) m, benedettina f
• Polish: benedyktyn (pl) m, benedyktynka (pl) f
• Portuguese: beneditino m
• Russian: бенедикти́нец (ru) m (benediktínec), бенедикти́нка f (benediktínka)
• Spanish: benedictino m
• Swahili: Mbenedikto

liqueur

• Dutch: benedictine (nl)
• Finnish: benediktiinilikööri, munkkilikööri
• French: bénédictine (fr)
• German: Benediktiner (de) m
• Irish: Beinidictín m
• Polish: benedyktyn (pl) m, benedyktynka (pl) f
• Russian: бенедикти́н (ru) m (benediktín)

See also

• Black Monk

Adjective

Benedictine (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to St. Benedict of Nursia.
2. Of or pertaining to the Benedictine Order.

Translations

of or pertaining to St. Benedict of Nursia

• Armenian: բենեդիկտյան (benediktyan)
• Catalan: benedictí
• Dutch: benedictijns
• Esperanto: benediktana
• Finnish: benediktiini- (fi), benediktiiniläinen (fi)
• French: bénédictin (fr)
• Irish: Beinidicteach
• Italian: benedettino (it)
• Polish: benedyktyński (pl)
• Russian: бенедикти́нский (ru) (benediktínskij)
• Spanish: benedictino

of or pertaining to the Benedictine Order

• Armenian: բենեդիկտյան (benediktyan)
• Catalan: benedictí
• Finnish: benediktiini- (fi), benediktiiniläinen (fi)
• Galician: bieito, bieita f
• Hungarian: bencés (hu)
• Irish: Beinidicteach
• Polish: benedyktyński (pl)
• Russian: бенедикти́нский (ru) (benediktínskij)
• Spanish: benedictino

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Benedictine”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.