rood
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9.9
- noun
- /ruːd/
- Archaic
:
cruz
- The priest stood before the rood, offering prayers during the evening service.
- rood screen
- the Holy Rood
Examples
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Isabella had led an extended raid on Europe's churches, burdening ships with cargoes of rood screens, altarpieces, baptismal fonts, and fossilized saints.
Fiction book (1995) -
The Suffering God in evident reality hangs forever on the Rood of the World: our eyes behold Him there.
Academic text (2017) -
In that poem, the rood, or cross, is called upon to betray its chieftain, Christ, by crucifying him.
Academic text (1994) -
Beneath the rood, Pastor Gladden sits patiently, his hands folded in his lap.
Academic text (1994) -
Thus, at Chanteloup, the rood screen dividing the chancel from the nave was taken down and a balustraded east end was erected instead so that the seigneurial pew and vault lay outside of the liturgical space.
Academic text (2018) -
In many medieval churches, the rood screen was beautifully decorated with intricate carvings.
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During the ceremony, the congregation gathered around the rood to pay their respects.
Synonyms
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6.4
A cross showing Jesus on it used in Christian worship
A picture or carving of the cross where Jesus died
A Latin cross set on three steps often on gravestones or altars
A cross with two horizontal bars, the top bar shorter than the bottom, used in Eastern churches
A cross with four arms that are the same length used in Christian art and church buildings
Compounds
- Archaic
A decorative barrier in a church that separates the main part from the choir and often holds a cross
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word rood comes from an old English word meaning 'pole' or 'stick', and it is closely like the simple word rod. So a rood is the wooden 'cross' used in churches, literally a 'pole' that became a symbol of Jesus' death and of Christian faith.