Definition
Relating to the monastic order founded by Saint Benedict of Nursia around 529 CE, following the Rule of Saint Benedict. Benedictine monasteries became centers of learning, agriculture, and manuscript preservation throughout medieval Europe.
Etymology
From Latin 'Benedictinus,' meaning 'of Benedict,' named after Saint Benedict (c. 480-547 CE). The name Benedict itself means 'blessed' from Latin 'benedictus,' reflecting the spiritual nature of the order.
Kelly Says
Benedictine monks literally saved Western civilization! During the Dark Ages, they preserved classical texts, developed new agricultural techniques, and their scriptoriums were the 'hard drives' of medieval knowledge - without them, we'd have lost countless ancient works forever.
Translations
ARالعربية
بينيديكتين
bīnīdīktīn
BNবাংলা
বেনেডিক্টিন
Benedikṭin
CACatalà
benedictí
be-ne-dik-tee
CSČeština
benediktin
be-ne-dik-tin
DADansk
benediktiner
be-ne-dik-ti-ner
DEDeutsch
Benediktiner
bəˈneːdɪktɪnɐ
ELΕλληνικά
Βενεδικτίνος
Veneditínos
ESEspañol
benedictino
be-ne-dik-tee-no
FAفارسی
بندیكتین
Benediktin
FISuomi
benediktiini
be-ne-dik-tee-nee
FRFrançais
bénédictin
be-ne-dik-tɛ̃
GUGU
બેનેડિક્ટિન
Benedikṭin
HAHA
Benedictine
be-ne-dik-tin
HEעברית
בנדיקטיני
Benediktini
HIहिन्दी
बेनेडिक्टिन
Benedikṭin
HUMagyar
bencés
ben-che-sh
IDBahasa Indonesia
Benediktin
be-ne-dik-tin
IGIG
Benedictine
be-ne-dik-tin
ITItaliano
benedettino
be-ne-de-ttee-no
JA日本語
ベネディクト会
Benedikuto-kai
KKKK
бенедиктин
Benediktin
KMKM
បេណិឌិកទិន
Benetikdin
KO한국어
베네딕도회
Benedikeudo-hoe
MRMR
बेनेडिक्टिन
Benedikṭin
MSBahasa Melayu
Benediktin
be-ne-dik-tin
MYမြန်မာ
ဘီနဒစ်တင်
Benedat-tin
NLNederlands
Benedictijn
bəˈneːdɪktɛin
NONorsk
benediktiner
be-ne-dik-ti-ner
PAPA
ਬੈਨੇਡਿਕਟੀਨ
Benedikṭin
PLPolski
benedyktyn
bɛnɛˈdɨktɨn
PTPortuguês
benedictino
be-ne-dik-tee-no
RORomână
benedictin
be-ne-dik-tin
RUРусский
бенедиктинец
Benediktinets
SVSvenska
benediktin
be-ne-dik-tin
SWKiswahili
Benediktini
be-ne-dik-ti-ni
TAதமிழ்
பெனடிக்டின்
Peṇaṭikṭin
TEతెలుగు
బెనెడిక్టిన్
Benedikṭin
THไทย
นิกายเบเนดิกติน
Nikāy Benedit
TLTL
Benediktino
be-ne-dik-tee-no
TRTürkçe
Benediktin
be-ne-dik-tin
UKУкраїнська
бенедиктинець
Benedyktynets
URاردو
بینڈکٹین
Benediktin
VITiếng Việt
Dòng Thánh Bênêđictô
Đờng Thánh Ben-ê-đích-tô
YOYO
Benedictine
be-ne-dik-tin
ZUZU
Benedictine
be-ne-dik-tin