variants
or less commonly benedict
plural Benedicts also benedicts
: eggs Benedict or a variation on eggs Benedict made with one or more different ingredients
Its specialty is eggs, ranging from omelets, frittatas and Benedicts, to fried and poached.—
The New York Times
The New York TimesOn the menu: For breakfast and brunch, sweet and savory crepes, five varieties of benedicts … and four kinds of French toast.—Shonda Talerico Dudlicek
Shonda Talerico Dudlicek… the nearly 100 recipes—one for a baked oyster and wild mushroom casserole, one for oysters with pancetta and leeks, one for oysters Benedict …—Peggy Brawley
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Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Many salad dressings, mayonnaise, and the hollandaise sauce that graces eggs benedict wouldn’t be possible without emulsification.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
And in the Grand Dining Room, 270 new recipes have been added to Allura’s menu, like a new eggs benedict menu at breakfast.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Breakfast house specialties include a burrito bowl, breakfast enchiladas, and shrimp and grits, but the menu also features all the classics: pancakes, omelets, benedicts, and French toast.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The breakfast and brunch menu includes French toast, biscuits and gravy, croque monsieur, eggs benedict and Belgian waffles.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Many salad dressings, mayonnaise, and the hollandaise sauce that graces eggs benedict wouldn’t be possible without emulsification.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
And in the Grand Dining Room, 270 new recipes have been added to Allura’s menu, like a new eggs benedict menu at breakfast.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Breakfast house specialties include a burrito bowl, breakfast enchiladas, and shrimp and grits, but the menu also features all the classics: pancakes, omelets, benedicts, and French toast.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
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“Benedict.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/benedict. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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Benedict 1 of 2
biographical name (1)
Ben·e·dict
ˈbe-nə-ˌdikt 
name of 16 popes: especially XIV (Prospero Lambertini) 1675–1758 (pope 1740–58); XV (Giacomo della Chiesa) 1854–1922 (pope 1914–22); XVI (
Joseph Alois Ratzinger
ˈrät-siŋ-ər
) 1927–2022 (pope 2005–13)
Benedict
2 of 2biographical name (2)
Ruth 1887–1948 née Fulton American anthropologist
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