Benedict

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Benedict \Ben"e*dict\, Benedick \Ben"e*dick\, n. [From Benedick,
     one of the characters in Shakespeare's play of "Much Ado
     about Nothing."]
     A married man, or a man newly married.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Benedict \Ben"e*dict\, a. [L. benedictus, p. p. of benedicere to
     bless. See {Benison}, and cf. {Bennet}.]
     Having mild and salubrious qualities. [Obs.] --Bacon.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Benedict
       n 1: United States anthropologist (1887-1948) [syn: {Ruth
            Benedict}, {Ruth Fulton}]
       2: Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540
          (480-547) [syn: {Saint Benedict}, {St. Benedict}]
       3: a newly married man (especially one who has long been a
          bachelor) [syn: {benedick}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Benedict, KS (city, FIPS 6000)
    Location: 37.62470 N, 95.74190 W
    Population (1990): 16 (11 housing units)
    Area: 0.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 66714
  Benedict, ND (city, FIPS 5980)
    Location: 47.83054 N, 101.08373 W
    Population (1990): 52 (30 housing units)
    Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 58716
  Benedict, NE (village, FIPS 4195)
    Location: 41.00662 N, 97.60678 W
    Population (1990): 230 (95 housing units)
    Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 68316

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Benedict, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
     Population (2000):    278
     Housing Units (2000): 102
     Land area (2000):     0.189711 sq. miles (0.491349 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.189711 sq. miles (0.491349 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            04195
     Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
     Location:             41.006177 N, 97.606689 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     68316
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Benedict, NE
      Benedict
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Benedict, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota
     Population (2000):    53
     Housing Units (2000): 27
     Land area (2000):     0.251510 sq. miles (0.651407 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.251510 sq. miles (0.651407 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            05980
     Located within:       North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
     Location:             47.830522 N, 101.082700 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     58716
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Benedict, ND
      Benedict
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Benedict, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
     Population (2000):    103
     Housing Units (2000): 52
     Land area (2000):     0.146975 sq. miles (0.380664 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.146975 sq. miles (0.380664 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            06000
     Located within:       Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
     Location:             37.627014 N, 95.743500 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     66714
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Benedict, KS
      Benedict