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🙏 A religious monk 📜 Related to the order 🥃 A herbal liqueur
Benedictine

Benedictine

9.9
A sweet French liqueur first made by monks with a strong herbal taste
  • noun
  • /ˌbɛnɪˈdɪktin/
translation icon : Benedictina
  • She enjoyed a glass of Benedictine after dinner for its unique herbal flavor.

Examples

  • The bartender recommended the Benedictine liqueur for its aromatic qualities in cocktails.

  • On a chilly evening, he warmed up with a cup of spiced tea, adding a splash of Benedictine for extra zest.

  • - A Benedictine for me.

    Hangover Square (1945)

Compounds

Benedictine order
8.9

A Roman Catholic group of religious people who live in monasteries and pray and study

Surface Forms

Benedictine singular
Benedictines plural

Morphology

Benedictine = Benedict (opaque) = Benedict + ine

Although formed from the name of the order, the word as a liqueur is a product name and the composition does not transparently indicate 'a herbal liqueur'.

Etymology

Benedictine the liqueur was named after the Benedictine monks because a maker in the 1800s said he used an old monk recipe. A helpful way to remember it is to picture monks making a sweet herbal drink, so the name links the drink to the order.