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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Who can forgot that infamous Harrison Butker commencement speech at Benedictine College in May 2024.
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Gemma Allen, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The funeral itself was a sober affair, with Abbot Placid Solari — a Benedictine monk, Abbot of Belmont Abbey and Chancellor of Belmont Abbey College — providing the homily.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2025
Delbarton, an elite all-boys Catholic prep school in northern New Jersey where several former students have come forward to allege abuse at the hands of the Benedictine order’s monks, could soon find itself under a harsh spotlight.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2025
Wright first visited Prince of Peace Abbey, a Benedictine order, in 1961 after hearing about it as a prelaw student at San Diego State University where he was involved with the Catholic Campus Ministry at the Newman Center.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
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Gemma Allen, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The funeral itself was a sober affair, with Abbot Placid Solari — a Benedictine monk, Abbot of Belmont Abbey and Chancellor of Belmont Abbey College — providing the homily.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2025
Delbarton, an elite all-boys Catholic prep school in northern New Jersey where several former students have come forward to allege abuse at the hands of the Benedictine order’s monks, could soon find itself under a harsh spotlight.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2025
Wright first visited Prince of Peace Abbey, a Benedictine order, in 1961 after hearing about it as a prelaw student at San Diego State University where he was involved with the Catholic Campus Ministry at the Newman Center.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Benedictine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Benedictine. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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