monde

See also: Monde and mondé

English

the monde is the ball below the cross

Etymology

From French monde.

Noun

monde (plural mondes)

1. A ball-like object, located near the top of a crown, symbolizing the globe.
   • 1754, Alexander Drummond, Travels through different cities of Germany, Italy, Greece and several parts of Asia as far as the banks of the Euphrates:

     Jesus Christ is represented as a lad about twelve years old, in a tunic and robe of brocade, with a full, fair wig, a gold crown much larger than the head, and a monde in his hand.

See also

• globus cruciger

References

• “monde”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Emond, demon, moned

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Afrikaans

Noun

monde

1. plural of mond

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Bourguignon

Etymology

From Latin mundus.

Noun

monde m (plural mondes)

1. world

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ̃d/

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Etymology 1

From Latin mundus (“world”).

Noun

monde m (plural mondes)

1. world

   C’est la plus belle fille du monde.

   She is the most beautiful girl in the world.

2. people

   Le monde m'agace quelquefois. - People annoy me sometimes.

   La salle était noire de monde. - The room was crowded. or The room was full of people.

Interjection

monde

1. (Louisiana) good heavens

Related terms

• le monde entier
• mondial
• tiers-monde
• tout le monde

Etymology 2

From Latin mundus (“pure; clean”).

Adjective

monde (plural mondes)

1. (archaic) pure; clean

Antonyms

• immonde

Anagrams

• démon

Further reading

• “monde”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Guaraní

Verb

monde

1. dress

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Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -onde

Adjective

monde f pl

1. feminine plural of mondo

Noun

1. plural of monda

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Middle French

Etymology 1

Old French < Latin mundus (“world”).

Noun

monde m (plural mondes)

1. the world

Etymology 2

Old French < Latin mundus.

Adjective

monde m or f (plural mondes)

1. clean; pure

Descendants

• French: monde

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Old French

Etymology 1

From Latin mundus.

Alternative forms

• mont
• mund

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmon.də/

Noun

monde oblique singular, m (oblique plural mondes, nominative singular mondes, nominative plural monde)

1. the world

Descendants

Descendants

Etymology 2

Latin mundus.

Adjective

monde m (oblique and nominative feminine singular monde)

1. clean; pure

Descendants

• French: monde

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Spanish

Verb

monde

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of mondar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of mondar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of mondar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of mondar.

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Walloon

Etymology

From Latin mundus (“world”).

Noun

monde m (plural mondes)

1. world