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  • proper noun A female given name, a rare feminine form of Benedict.

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Examples

  • She sought spiritual direction from the Abbot of the abbey in Beuron, and considered Benedictine spirituality formative in her life - so much so that she chose her title in Carmelite life so that she would be known as "Benedicta" to her sisters.

    Monastic Musings 2008

  • She sought spiritual direction from the Abbot of the abbey in Beuron, and considered Benedictine spirituality formative in her life - so much so that she chose her title in Carmelite life so that she would be known as "Benedicta" to her sisters.

    Monastic Musings 2008

  • She sought spiritual direction from the Abbot of the abbey in Beuron, and considered Benedictine spirituality formative in her life - so much so that she chose her title in Carmelite life so that she would be known as "Benedicta" to her sisters.

    Monastic Musings 2008

  • She sought spiritual direction from the Abbot of the abbey in Beuron, and considered Benedictine spirituality formative in her life - so much so that she chose her title in Carmelite life so that she would be known as "Benedicta" to her sisters.

    Monastic Musings 2008

  • She sought spiritual direction from the Abbot of the abbey in Beuron, and considered Benedictine spirituality formative in her life - so much so that she chose her title in Carmelite life so that she would be known as "Benedicta" to her sisters.

    Monastic Musings 2008

  • "Benedicta," sighed Yolande, hands clasped on swelling bosom, "O Benedicta, here is no foolish Lord of Tong ... and yet ...

    The Geste of Duke Jocelyn Jeffery Farnol 1915

  • A more immediate worry, says Bruegel think tank researcher Benedicta Marzinoto, are fears larger European economies will be pulled into the eurozone debt crisis.

    EU Leaders to Continue Search for Economic Answers 2011

  • A more immediate worry, says Bruegel think tank researcher Benedicta Marzinoto, are fears larger European economies will be pulled into the eurozone debt crisis.

    EU Leaders to Continue Search for Economic Answers 2011

  • Speaking of faith, Benedicta Cipolla of Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly looks at a verse in James about faith and deeds frequently cited, in varying forms, by Democratic candidates.

    The Early Word: Faith, Words and Deeds - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • Speaking of faith, Benedicta Cipolla of Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly looks at a verse in James about faith and deeds frequently cited, in varying forms, by Democratic candidates.

    The Early Word: Faith, Words and Deeds - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

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