"Holyrood" meaning in English

See Holyrood in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈhɒl.i.ɹuːd/ [UK]
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 in Edinburgh, 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-OpK7CXE~
  2. (UK politics, by extension, metonymically) The Scottish Parliament. Tags: UK, broadly, metonymically Categories (topical): UK politics
    Sense id: en-Holyrood-en-name-CewZyN0j Categories (other): English metonyms, English metonyms Disambiguation of English metonyms: 3 37 3 5 6 37 10 Topics: government, politics
  3. A place in Canada:
    A neighbourhood in south-east Edmonton, Alberta.
    Categories (place): Places in Alberta, Places in Canada, Places in Edmonton
    Sense id: en-Holyrood-en-name-ODICCH25 Categories (other): Neighbourhoods in Alberta
  4. A place in Canada:
    A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
    Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Newfoundland and Labrador, Towns in Canada, Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
    Sense id: en-Holyrood-en-name-QMAuKWJB
  5. A place in Canada:
    A community of Huron-Kinloss township, Bruce County, Ontario.
    Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Villages in Canada, Villages in Ontario
    Sense id: en-Holyrood-en-name-JGiIJNM6
  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, English metonyms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 8 4 7 7 54 15 Disambiguation of English metonyms: 3 37 3 5 6 37 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 8 4 4 10 54 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 8 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) Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-Holyrood-en-name-fFKvSae9 Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Holy Rood

Alternative forms

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        [
          "Jesus",
          "Jesus"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Christianity) Alternative form of Holy Rood: the True Cross of Jesus."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɒl.i.ɹuːd/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒliɹuːd"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Holy Rood"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Holyrood"
}

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