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1 rood
rood /ru:d/n.2 crocifisso (spec. se collocato su una ► «rood screen»)● (relig.) rood cloth, velo che ricopre il crocifisso durante la quaresima □ (relig.) rood loft, galleria sovrastante la «rood screen» □ (archit.) rood screen, parete divisoria in legno o marmo scolpiti, posta fra la navata e il coro; jubé (franc.). -
2 ♦ holy
♦ holy /ˈhəʊlɪ/a.1 santo; sacro; consacrato; benedetto; venerando: (relig.) the Holy Ghost (o Spirit) lo Spirito Santo; (relig.) the Holy Scripture (o Scriptures) le Sacre Scritture2 santo; devoto, pio; religioso3 (fam.) sacro; vero: Her son is a holy terror, suo figlio è una vera peste (o un bambino pestifero)● (stor.) the Holy Alliance, la Santa Alleanza □ (fam., per esprimere sorpresa, paura, ecc.) holy cow (o smoke, mackerel)!, (giusto o santo) cielo! □ holy day, festa religiosa □ (relig.) Holy Family, Sacra Famiglia □ (relig. cattolica) the Holy Father, il Santo Padre ( il Papa) □ Holy Joe, (fam.) prete; ( anche) bacchettone, bigotto; ( gergo mil.) cappellano militare □ the Holy Land, la Terra Santa □ the holy of holies, il sancta sanctorum ( anche fig.) □ (stor.) the Holy Office, il Sant'Uffizio □ (relig.) the Holy Rood, la Santa Croce □ the Holy See, la Santa Sede □ holy war, guerra santa; crociata □ (relig.) holy water, acqua santa □ (relig.) Holy Week, la settimana santa □ holy Willie, bigotto; santocchio; ipocrita □ Holy Writ, (antiq.) Bibbia, Sacre Scritture; (fig.) Vangelo: You shouldn't take everything he says as Holy Writ, non dovresti prendere per Vangelo (o per oro colato) tutto ciò che dice □ (relig.) holy year, anno santo □ to live a holy life, vivere santamente □ to take holy orders, ricevere gli ordini sacri; farsi preteholilyavv.santamente; piamente.
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Rood — • A term, often used to signify the True Cross itself, which, with the prefix Holy, occurs as the dedication of some churches Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Rood Rood … Catholic encyclopedia
Rood — is also the Dutch word for red . Rood has several distinct meanings, all derived from the same basic etymology. Rood is an archaic word for pole , from Anglo Saxon rōd pole , specifically crucifix , from Proto Germanic *rodo , cognate to Old… … Wikipedia
Rood — (r[=oo]d), n. [AS. r[=o]d a cross; akin to OS. r[=o]da, D. roede rod, G. ruthe, rute, OHG. ruota. Cf. {Rod} a measure.] 1. A representation in sculpture or in painting of the cross with Christ hanging on it. [1913 Webster] Note: Generally, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rood — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Específicamente, el rood es una vieja unidad inglesa de superficie, igual a 1.011,7141056 m². Una superficie rectangular con los bordes de un furlong y un rod es respectivamente un rood. Como es una medida que… … Wikipedia Español
rood — [ro͞od] n. [ME rode < OE rod, a cross, measure; akin to rodd: see ROD] 1. Archaic a cross as used in crucifixion; specif., the cross on which Jesus was crucified 2. any cross representing this; crucifix, esp. a large one at the entrance to the … English World dictionary
Rood — [ruːd, englisch] das, (s)/ s, nichtmetrisches britisches Flächenmaß, 1 Rood = ¼ Acre = 1 210 sq yd = 1 011,711 m2. … Universal-Lexikon
rood — s.m.inv. TS metrol. antica misura agraria inglese, equivalente a 1011,71 m2 {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1749. ETIMO: dall ingl. rood propr. canna, palo … Dizionario italiano
rood — ► NOUN 1) a crucifix, especially one positioned above the rood screen of a church or on a beam over the entrance to the chancel. 2) chiefly Brit. a former measure of land area equal to a quarter of an acre. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
Rood — (spr. rūd), schott. Längenmaß, s. Fall, S. 297; engl. Flächenmaß (R. of land) zu 40 Quadratroods = 10,117 Ar … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Rood — (spr. rud), schott. Längenmaß, s. Fall; engl. Feldmaß zu 1/4 Acre = 10,12 a … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
rood — [ rud ] noun count 1. ) TECHNICAL a large cross in a Christian church 2. ) a unit for measuring area that is equal to a quarter of an ACRE or 0.1012 HECTARES … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
