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has gloss | eng: The term Holyrood or Holy Rood is used for a Christian relic considered to be part of the True Cross on which Jesus died. The word derives from the Old English rood, meaning a cross, or from the Scots haly ruid ("holy cross"). Several relics venerated as part of the True Cross are known by this name, in England, Ireland and Scotland. |
lexicalization | eng: Holyrood |
instance of | c/Reliquaries of the True Cross |
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