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
Peggy BrawleyExamples of benedict in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebHeidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2024
So the menu includes dishes such as a shrimp-mushrooms-and-eggs skillet with creole sauce, along with andouille sausage, benedicts and California versions of fried green tomatoes, jambalaya and chicken gumbo.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2024
Tempting brunch fare includes chicken and waffles, a croque madame and a short rib benedict.
—Jenny Hartley, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2024
Along with donuts, pastries and yogurt parfaits, Robert restaurant provided bagels and smoked salmon, avocado toast, eggs (benedict and scrambled), sausage, bacon, potatoes (homestyle and tater tots), pumpkin spice pancakes, brioche French toast and steel-cut oatmeal with toppings.
—Randee Dawn, Variety, 7 Dec. 2023
Highlights include the Cali asada burrito, French toast sticks, omelets, eggs benedict and sliders.
—Roxana Becerril, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2023
A day in October might begin with a beach walk on the North Shore, followed by eggs benedict and a flat white along the ever-chic Ponsonby Road.
—Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2023
So customers who have previously ordered spicy dishes may see the poblano eggs benedicts pop up as a recommendation.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
The menu includes burgers and sandwiches like a bacon cheeseburger and a Reuben, plus benedicts, omelets, waffles and breakfast burritos.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2023
Noun
Look for upscale brunch items such as Lamb and Eggs, a duck confit benedict called Bene-ducked and Grand Marnier French Toast Flambee.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2024
So the menu includes dishes such as a shrimp-mushrooms-and-eggs skillet with creole sauce, along with andouille sausage, benedicts and California versions of fried green tomatoes, jambalaya and chicken gumbo.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2024
Tempting brunch fare includes chicken and waffles, a croque madame and a short rib benedict.
—Jenny Hartley, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2024
Along with donuts, pastries and yogurt parfaits, Robert restaurant provided bagels and smoked salmon, avocado toast, eggs (benedict and scrambled), sausage, bacon, potatoes (homestyle and tater tots), pumpkin spice pancakes, brioche French toast and steel-cut oatmeal with toppings.
—Randee Dawn, Variety, 7 Dec. 2023
Highlights include the Cali asada burrito, French toast sticks, omelets, eggs benedict and sliders.
—Roxana Becerril, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2023
A day in October might begin with a beach walk on the North Shore, followed by eggs benedict and a flat white along the ever-chic Ponsonby Road.
—Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2023
So customers who have previously ordered spicy dishes may see the poblano eggs benedicts pop up as a recommendation.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
The menu includes burgers and sandwiches like a bacon cheeseburger and a Reuben, plus benedicts, omelets, waffles and breakfast burritos.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2023
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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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