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Definition of Benedictine noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

Benedictine

noun

NAmE//ˌbɛnəˈdɪktin//

, NAmE//ˌbɛnəˈdɪktən//

a member of a Christian group of monks or nuns following the rules of St. Benedict

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Benedictine adjective

a Benedictine monasterySee Benedictine in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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