Synonyms for benedict
ˈbɛn ɪ dɪktbene·dict

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1. Benedict, Ruth Benedict, Ruth Fultonnoun

   United States anthropologist (1887-1948)

   Synonyms:
   benedick

2. Benedict, Saint Benedict, St. Benedictnoun

   Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547)

   Synonyms:
   benedick

3. benedick, benedictnoun

   a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)

   Synonyms:
   benedick

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1. benedictnoun

   Synonyms:
   married man

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1. List of paraphrases for "benedict":

   benedicto, benoît, benedikt, bento, benedetto, benedek, benito, tess

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1. Pope Francis:

   I want to ask you all for a special prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict who sustains the Church in his silence. He is very sick. We ask the Lord to console and sustain him in this witness of love for the Church to the very end.

2. Pope Francis:

   In general, I think what Benedict so courageously did was to open the door to the popes emeritus. Benedict should not be considered an exception, but an institution.

3. Pope Francis:

   In particular, this salute is to the Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who yesterday morning passed away. We salute him as a faithful servant of the gospel.

4. Pope Francis:

   But when Pope Benedict became Pope Francis, the first thing( he said was) bring me this from the archives and Pope Benedict began, pope Benedict had the courage to dissolve a women's congregation that had a certain level because this slavery of women had entered, even sexual slavery, by clerics or by the founder.

5. Matthias Katsch:

   The building of lies to protect Pope Benedict has just collapsed with a crash. Benedict was complicit in the abuse of numerous victims after 1980, victims of Priest X.