Holy Rood
noun
the cross on which Jesus died.
Holy Rood
Americannoun
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the cross on which Jesus died.
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(lowercase) a crucifix, especially one above a rood screen.
holy rood
British
noun
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a cross or crucifix, esp one placed upon the rood screen in a church
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(often capital) the cross on which Christ was crucified
Etymology
Origin of Holy Rood
before 1150; Middle English; Old English
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Brett Talley poses for a portrait at Holy Rood Cemetery in 2014.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2018
Brett Talley poses for a portrait in 2014 at Holy Rood Cemetery in Washington.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2017
She draweth nigh the cross, and so kisseth and adoreth it, and prayeth the Saviour of the world that was nailed on Holy Rood that He would bring her forth of the burial-ground with honour.
From The High History of the Holy Graal by Evans, Sebastian
O Lord, let the Blood which flowed on that very day down the Holy Rood blot out my sins, atone for my transgressions.
From The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars by Crake, A. D. (Augustine David)
For the legend of the Holy Rood see Old English History, p.
From Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine by Hutton, William Holden
The stern knight's sob was heard throughout the holy rood.
From Rowena & Harold A Romance in Rhyme of an Olden Time, of Hastyngs and Normanhurst by Pryer, William Stephen
By the holy rood," quoth the Templar, gaily, though he crossed himself as he spoke, "we shall scare the owls to-night on those grim towers of Liebenstein.
From International Short Stories English by Various
In this year was found the holy rood.
From The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle by Ingram, J. H. (James Henry)
Dovercourt bulks large in the history of superstition, its church having possessed a peculiarly holy rood, to which pilgrimages used to be made.
From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by Vincent, J. E. (James Edmund)
By the rood was a common oath; so by the holy rood, as in Shakespeare, Rich.
From The Lady of the Lake by Scott, Walter, Sir
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