Holy Rood
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle English Holy Rood, Holyrode, holy-rode, holy roode, hali rode, halgorode, equivalent to holy + rood (“crucifix, cross”).
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- (Christianity) Synonym of True Cross: the cross upon which Jesus was crucified.
- Alternative form of Holyrood: the Scottish Parliament, its chambers, or the surrounding neighborhood.