terna

[ter-nuh, tur-]

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

1. a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.

Word History and Origins

Origin of terna¹

1880–85; short for New Latin terna nōmina three names together, feminine of ternus. See tern ²

Example Sentences

According to the Italian-based multinational TERNA, the largest independent electrical grid operator in Europe, applications by outside companies for renewable projects in Sardinia, underscored by E.U. incentives and funds, now number well over 750, potentially producing nearly nine times the amount of clean energy required in the Italian decree.

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A “revolt of the olives” emerged as a symbolic showdown in Selargius, a small municipality near Cagliari, where TERNA's expropriation and destruction of a farmer’s olive grove brought out an army of shovel-wielding supporters to plant new olive trees.

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As owner of the electricity transmission grid, Terna provides a public service on the basis of guidelines set by the industry ministry and the energy authority.

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Although he was untrained, Mr. Terna began to draw at Theresienstadt and became part of a group of artists there who scrounged for good paper and any raw material they could turn into ink.

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Before being deported to Auschwitz in September 1944, Mr. Terna gave his drawings of everyday events, like people lining up for soup, to another prisoner, believing he would never see them again.

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