"Holyrood" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈhɒl.i.ɹuːd/ [UK] Forms: Holy Rood [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɒliɹuːd Etymology: From Middle English Holy Rood, Holyrode, holy-rode, holy roode, hali rode, halgorode, equivalent to holy + rood (“crucifix, cross”). The town in Newfoundland is named after a location near Crewkerne, Somerset. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Holy Rood}} Middle English Holy Rood, {{com|en|holy|rood|t2=crucifix, cross}} holy + rood (“crucifix, cross”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Holyrood
  1. An area of Edinburgh, Scotland, the home of the Scottish Parliament. Categories (place): Places in Edinburgh, Places in Scotland, Places in the City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Sense id: en-Holyrood-en-name-cp3qTWek Categories (other): Neighbourhoods of Edinburgh
  2. (UK politics, by extension, metonymic) The Scottish Parliament. Tags: UK, broadly
    Sense id: en-Holyrood-en-name-CewZyN0j Categories (other): English metonyms, UK politics, English metonyms Disambiguation of English metonyms: 2 45 2 4 5 32 9 Topics: government, politics
  3. A place in Canada:
    A neighbourhood in south-east Edmonton, Alberta.
    Categories (place): Places in Alberta, Canada, Places in Canada, Places in Edmonton
    Sense id: en-Holyrood-en-name-ODICCH25 Categories (other): Neighbourhoods of Edmonton
  4. A place in Canada:
    A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
    Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, Towns in Canada, Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Sense id: en-Holyrood-en-name-QMAuKWJB
  5. A place in Canada:
    A community in Huron-Kinloss township, Bruce County, Ontario.
    Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Canada, Villages in Canada, Villages in Ontario, Canada
    Sense id: en-Holyrood-en-name-4rew5hFF
  6. A minor city in Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Kansas, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Kansas, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Holyrood-en-name-cghVMLyZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 9 4 7 7 54 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 9 4 3 10 53 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 9 4 7 9 52 15
  7. (Christianity) Alternative form of Holy Rood: the True Cross of Jesus. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Holy Rood (extra: the True Cross of Jesus)
    Sense id: en-Holyrood-en-name-fFKvSae9 Categories (other): Christianity Topics: Christianity

Alternative forms

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