order of saint benedict

1. 1.

   a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities

   SynonymsBenedictine order

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Questions about order of saint benedict

What does order of saint benedict mean?

order of saint benedict means "a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities".

What is another word for order of saint benedict?

Close synonyms include Benedictine order. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is order of saint benedict a common word?

order of saint benedict is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.