Benedictine is a noun referring to a member of the Benedictine monastic order or to a liqueur derived from angelica and other herbs associated with Benedictine monks. In religious contexts it denotes a tradition of western monasticism, while in culinary contexts it describes the liqueur originating from the Benedictine monks' recipe. The term may also appear attributively (Benedictine monk, Benedictine liqueur).
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