benetn.
/ˈbɛnət/ The third of the four lesser orders in the Roman Catholic Church, one of whose functions was the exorcizing of evil spirits.
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society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > person in minor orders > exorcist > [noun]
benetc1383
exorcist1564
priest benedict1660
c1383 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. (1871) III. 285 Of..crowning of benetis renneþ þe same extorsion.
1509 Ortus Vocabulorum in Promptorium Parvulorum 30 Exorcista, id est adjurator vel increpator, a benette or a conjurer.
1520 Chron. Eng. iv. f. 38/2 He ordeyned that he that was worthy sholde ascende gree by gree to his ordre, fyrst benet, than colet, subdeacon, deacon, and than preest.
1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 1058/1 The lowest vesture, which they had onely in taking benet and collet.
1846 C. Maitland Church in Catacombs 194 It is related of Huss the Martyr, that..he was degraded from all his orders..and the offices of exorcist, sexton, and benet.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
benetv.
/bɪˈnɛt/ 1. transitive. To cover as with a net.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > cover [verb (transitive)] > with or as with a net or network
net1512
quilt?1611
benet1614
spider-web1823
overnet1837
1614 J. Sylvester Bethulia's Rescue iv. 60 Her Robe, Sky-colour'd Silk, with curious Caul Of golden Twist, benetted over all.
2. transitive. To catch in a net, ensnare, entangle. Usually figurative.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > entrap, ensnare [verb (transitive)]
shrenchc897
beswike971
betrapa1000
bewindOE
undernimc1175
undertakec1175
bisayc1200
beguile?c1225
catchc1225
beginc1250
biwilea1275
tele?a1300
enginec1300
lime13..
umwrithea1340
engrin1340
oblige1340
belimec1350
enlacec1374
girnc1375
encumber138.
gnarec1380
enwrap1382
briguea1387
snarl1387
upbroid1387
trap1390
entrikea1393
englue1393
gildera1400
aguilec1400
betraisec1400
embrygec1400
snare1401
lacea1425
maska1425
begluec1430
marl1440
supprise?c1450
to prey ona1500
attrap1524
circumvene1526
entangle1526
tangle1526
entrap1531
mesh1532
embrake1542
crawl1548
illaqueate1548
intricate1548
inveigle1551
circumvent1553
felter1567
besnare1571
in trick1572
ensnare1576
overcatch1577
underfong1579
salt1580
entoil1581
comprehend1584
windlassa1586
folda1592
solicit1592
toil1592
bait1600
beset1600
engage1603
benet1604
imbrier1605
ambush1611
inknot1611
enmesha1616
trammela1616
fool1620
pinion1621
aucupate1630
fang1637
surprise1642
underreacha1652
trepan1656
ensnarl1658
stalk1659
irretiate1660
coil1748
nail1766
net1803
to rope in1840
mousetrap1870
spider1891
1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet v. ii. 30 Being thus benetted round with villaines. View more context for this quotation
1860 T. Martin tr. Horace Odes 188 The gaudier charms Of a girl that's both wealthy and wanton benet him.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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