Bĕn'e-dĭct'ine1, a.
a. Pertaining to the order of monks of St. Benedict, or St. Benet.
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Benedictine
Bēn'e-dict'ine2, n.
n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of an order of monks, known from the color of their dress as Black Friars, established by St. Benedict in the sixth century. This order was introduced into the United States in 1846.
The Benedictines devote themselves to intellectual study, education, and manual labor.