Holyrood

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Holyrood

/ˈhɒl.i.ɹuːd/ UK

Rhymes with -ɒliɹuːd

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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.

proper noun Holy Rood

An area of Edinburgh, Scotland, the home of the Scottish Parliament.
UK, broadly, metonymically The Scottish Parliament. But Matheson has indicated that the Scottish Government will not be responding to the consultation because transport policy in Scotland is a matter for ministers at Holyrood and not at Westminster.
A neighbourhood in south-east Edmonton, Alberta.
A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
A community in Huron-Kinloss township, Bruce County, Ontario.
A minor city in Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States.
alternative Alternative form of Holy Rood: the True Cross of Jesus.

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@misc{holyrood_2026,
  title = {Holyrood},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/holyrood},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}