Benedictine
noun
Ben·e·dic·tine
ˌbe-nə-ˈdik-tən 
-ˌtēn
: a monk or a nun of one of the congregations following the rule of St. Benedict and devoted especially to scholarship and liturgical worship
Benedictine
adjective
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Hildegard von Bingen, a Benedictine abbess and eventual saint, lived in the Middle Ages, when women’s lives were severely restricted.
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Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
Kansas City natives Eric Stonestreet (Piper High, K-State grad) and Heidi Gardner (Notre Dame de Sion, KU, MU), along with Koechner from Tipton, Missouri (Benedictine College, University of Missouri), joined later.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
Created by a Benedictine monk with a serious eye for detail, this whimsical stop features 125 tiny, handcrafted replicas of famous historic landmarks, like St. Peter’s Basilica and the Leaning Tower of Pisa, all located on the grounds of Alabama’s only Benedictine monastery, St. Bernard Abbey.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
Sean Gallup / Getty Images The pallium was woven by the Benedictine nuns of Santa Cecilia in Urbe in Trastevere, Rome.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 18 May 2025
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Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
Kansas City natives Eric Stonestreet (Piper High, K-State grad) and Heidi Gardner (Notre Dame de Sion, KU, MU), along with Koechner from Tipton, Missouri (Benedictine College, University of Missouri), joined later.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
Created by a Benedictine monk with a serious eye for detail, this whimsical stop features 125 tiny, handcrafted replicas of famous historic landmarks, like St. Peter’s Basilica and the Leaning Tower of Pisa, all located on the grounds of Alabama’s only Benedictine monastery, St. Bernard Abbey.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
Sean Gallup / Getty Images The pallium was woven by the Benedictine nuns of Santa Cecilia in Urbe in Trastevere, Rome.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 18 May 2025
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“Benedictine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Benedictine. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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