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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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Start here, then order off the menu, featuring classics such as eggs benedict and pancakes with lodge marmalade.
—Kendall Hill, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2025
The Love Island star shared an image over breakfast of eggs benedict and blueberry pancakes while in Malibu, Calif.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Entrées feature delights such as buttermilk pancakes with banana and mixed berries, eggs benedict with crispy potatoes, and grilled lamb chops with a seven spice blend.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Herb Peterson, a former McDonald's franchisee in Santa Barbara, California, created the sandwich in 1971 with the aim to produce a portable version of eggs benedict.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Start here, then order off the menu, featuring classics such as eggs benedict and pancakes with lodge marmalade.
—Kendall Hill, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2025
The Love Island star shared an image over breakfast of eggs benedict and blueberry pancakes while in Malibu, Calif.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Entrées feature delights such as buttermilk pancakes with banana and mixed berries, eggs benedict with crispy potatoes, and grilled lamb chops with a seven spice blend.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for benedict
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“Benedict.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/benedict. Accessed 25 Jul. 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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