Holy Rood

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noun

the cross on which Jesus died.

(lowercase) a crucifix, especially one above a rood screen.

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Origin of Holy Rood

before 1150; Middle English; Old English

Words nearby Holy Rood

Holy One, holy orders, holy place, Holy Roller, Holy Roman Empire, Holy Rood, Holyroodhouse, Holy Saturday, Holy Scripture, Holy See, Holy Sepulcher

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How to use Holy Rood in a sentence

Among the people buried at Holy Rood are Joseph Nevitt, a veteran of the Revolutionary War.
In Glover Park, an old Catholic cemetery gets new life|John Kelly|December 2, 2020|Washington Post
The renovation of Holy Rood was completed in the fall of 2019.
In Glover Park, an old Catholic cemetery gets new life|John Kelly|December 2, 2020|Washington Post
The Via Dolorosa ends at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and is marked by nine stations of the cross.
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“You were going to work your way into my marriage and you were going to call its new three-way shape holy” the narrator recounts.
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Because holy hell was that bland, unfunny, uncomfortable, and just plain confusing.
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And he was indicted in Israel last week on charges he plotted to blow up sites holy to Islam.
The Strange Case of the Christian Zionist Terrorist|Creede Newton|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Israelis often are amused and appalled by the crazies attracted to the Holy Land, and not only for religious reasons.
The Strange Case of the Christian Zionist Terrorist|Creede Newton|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Among the Perpendicular additions to the church last named may be noted a very beautiful oaken rood-screen.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 4|Various
After his death crowds flocked to his grave to touch his holy monument, till the authorities caused the church yard to be shut.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
His holy book says: There is more joy over one sinner that repenteth than over ninety and nine just men.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Their sin began on Holy Thursday, with so little secrecy and so bad an example, that the affair was beginning to leak out.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
All these things shall be for good to the holy, so to the sinners and the ungodly they shall be turned into evil.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Holy Rood (1 of 2)

holy rood

noun

a cross or crucifix, esp one placed upon the rood screen in a church

(often capital) the cross on which Christ was crucified

British Dictionary definitions for Holy Rood (2 of 2)

Holyrood

/ (ˈhɒlɪˌruːd, ˈhəʊlɪˌruːd) /

noun

the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh, located beside Holyroodhouse

informal the Scottish Government

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