BENEDICTINE


Meaning of BENEDICTINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌbe-nə-ˈdik-tən, -ˌtēn ]

noun

Date: 15th century

: 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.