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Meaning of "holy rood" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOLY ROOD

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOLY ROOD

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determiner
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Holy rood is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOLY ROOD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Holyrood

Holyrood is an anglicisation of the Scots haly ruid. It may refer to: ▪ Holyrood, relics of the True Cross on which Jesus died...

Definition of holy rood in the English dictionary

The definition of holy rood in the dictionary is a cross or crucifix, esp one placed upon the rood screen in a church. Other definition of holy rood is the cross on which Christ was crucified.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOLY ROOD

holy matrimony
holy men
Holy Moley!
holy of holies
Holy Office
holy oil
holy orders
holy picture
holy place
Holy Roller
Holy Roman Empire
Holy Saturday
Holy Scripture
Holy See
Holy Sepulchre
Holy Spirit
holy synod
holy terror
Holy Thursday
holy tide

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOLY ROOD

blood
Bollywood
brood
childhood
fast food
flood
food
foulbrood
from the wood
good
Hollywood
Holyrood
hood
mood
neighborhood
puckerood
rood
stood
understood
wood

Synonyms and antonyms of holy rood in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «holy rood» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOLY ROOD

Find out the translation of holy rood to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of holy rood from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «holy rood» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

神圣的圣坛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cruz santa
570 millions of speakers

English

holy rood
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पवित्र चौथाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رود المقدس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Святого Креста
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

holy Rood
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পবিত্র রড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sainte Croix
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rood suci
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Heiligen Kreuzes
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

聖なるルード
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거룩한 루드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rame suci
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rood thánh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புனித வேட்டை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पवित्र जमाव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kutsal kum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

santa Croce
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

święty Rood
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

святого Хреста
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Sfintei Cruci
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Τίμιο Ξύλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heilige figuur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

krucifix
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hellige kors
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of holy rood

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOLY ROOD»

The term «holy rood» is normally little used and occupies the 123.393 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOLY ROOD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about holy rood

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOLY ROOD»

Discover the use of holy rood in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to holy rood and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Legends of the Holy Rood, Symbols of the Passion and Cross, ...
Contents: Discovery of the Sacred Cross; Pe Holy Rode; The Story of the Holy Rood; Finding of the Cross; The Uplifting of the Holy Rood; How Pe Hali Cros was fundin be Seint Elaine; Exposition of the Holy Rood; Dispute between Mary and the ...
Richard Morris, 2010
2
The History of the Holy Rood Tree
(LARGE PRINT EDITION) A Twelfth Century Version Of The Cross Legend With Notes On The Orthography.
A. S. Napier, 2011
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The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th]
... picture ; and if a section, shewing the declivity of the rock on which the city is built, from the Castle to Holy Rood House, were added, the whole would give strangers an idea of the site, far more correctly than can be effected by description.
‎1806
4
The Every-day Book and Table Book: Or Ever-lasting Calendar ...
St. Cormac, Bp. of Cashel, and king of Munster, a. d. 908. $oIp Cross!, or Holy Rood. Holy Crott is in our almanacs and the church of England calendar on this day, whereon is celebrated a Romish catholic festival in honour of the holy cross, or, ...
William Hone, 1830
5
The every-day book, or
or Holy Rood. Hcly Crost is in our almanacs and the church of England calendar on this day, whereon is celebrated a Romish catholic festival in honour of the holy cross, or, as our ancestors called it, the holy rood. From this denomination ...
William Hone, 1837
6
Plays of Our Forefathers and Some of the Traditions Upon ...
Of these the first, namely The Story of the Holy Rood ' makes direct use of the sixth-century Vita Adae et Evae as well ; and the second, How the Holy Cros was T-founde 2 borrows also from the Legenda A urea of Voragine. The former of these ...
Charles Mills Gayley, 1968
7
The every-day book, or, The guide to the year
St. Cormac, Bp. of Cashel, and king of Munster, a. d. 908. £?oIp Cross:, or Holy Rood. Holy Cross is in our almanacs and the church of England calendar on this day, whereon is celebrated a Romish catholic festival in honour of the holy cross,  ...
William Hone, 1825
8
The Every Day Book, Or, A Guide to the Year: Describing the ...
St. Cormac, Bp. of Cashel, and king of Munster, a. d. 908. Roll? Cross, or Holy Rood. Holy Cross is in our almanacs and the church of England calendar on this day, whereon is celebrated a Romish catholic festival in honour of the holy cross,  ...
William Hone, 1826
9
The Medieval Popular Bible: Expansions of Genesis in the ...
But in some versions he brings the seeds that will grow into the tree of the Cross. 45 There is a gradual interweaving with the full story of the Holy Rood, a legend- cycle which begins with the story of Adam and Eve, and which makes concrete ...
Brian Murdoch, 2003
10
A topographical dictionary of ... Wales, a continuation of ...
Hardin in the Kingdom of North Wales, a Rood Loft, in which was placed an image of the Virgin Mary with a very large Cross, which was in the hands of the image, called Holy Rood. About this time there happened a very hot and dry Summer, ...
Nicholas Carlisle, 1811

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOLY ROOD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term holy rood is used in the context of the following news items.
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Grangemouth news from Thursday, July 16
The service at the Kirk of the Holy Rood on Sunday will be conducted by Matthew Gracie from Gideons International at 11am. The Summer ... «Falkirk Herald, Jul 15»
2
Houses worth unpacking your bags for
... wing added in the mid 1800s, stands on the edge of the village, next to the parish church of the Holy Rood, to which it was once the vicarage. «Country Life, Jul 15»
3
District News
A Matthew Flinders celebration is being held at St Mary and the Holy Rood Church on Friday. The service starts at noon and there will be music ... «Spalding Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Coronation Street's Jack P Shepherd launches performing arts …
... soap since 2010, runs through his scripts with Jack at the school, which runs at Holy Rood Memorial Hall, Moorside Road at 11am to 5pm. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Coronation Street actor Jack P Shepherd runs his own drama school
... soap since 2010, runs through his scripts with Jack at the school, which runs at Holy Rood Memorial Hall, Moorside Road at 11am to 5pm. «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
6
Grangemouth news from Thursday, July 9
The service in Kirk of the Holy Rood on Sunday, July 12 will be conducted by the minister at 11am. The Summer Walking Group is on every ... «Falkirk Herald, Jul 15»
7
Church listing
9.15am Mass at Caistor; 11am Mass at Holy Rood. Daily Mass at Holy Rood, Monday to Wednesday, at 10am. Friday: 6pm Mass at Caistor. «Market Rasen Mail, Jul 15»
8
Holy Rood RC High School pupils write to their MP
For the last two weeks of term Holy Rood RC High School has hosted an exhibition of photographs of the Syrian conflict taken by children and ... «The Edinburgh Reporter, Jun 15»
9
World Cup winner Back hands out schools partnership awards
Also nominated: Freya Witheat (Royal Masonic Girls); Ben Green (Harvey Road); Rory Vorster (Maple Cross); Alvin Flemming (Holy Rood); ... «Watford Observer, Jun 15»
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Grangemouth news from Thursday, June 25
The Kirk of the Holy Rood service on Sunday will be conducted by the Minister at the usual time of 11 a.m. The Summer Walking Group is on ... «Falkirk Herald, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Holy rood [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/holy-rood>. Apr 2024 ».
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