terna

American  

[ter-nuh, tur-] / ˈtɛr nə, ˈtɜr- /

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

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

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Etymology

Origin of terna

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.

From Salon

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.

From Salon

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.

From Reuters

Fred Terna, an artist who tried to exorcise the psychological trauma of his imprisonment in four Nazi concentration and labor camps with semiabstract paintings that depict fire, ashes and chimneys, died on Dec. 8 in Brooklyn.

From New York Times

Mr. Terna’s art became his Holocaust testimony.

From New York Times