| 单词 | rood altar |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrood altar rood altar n. chiefly Scottish an altar dedicated to the Holy Cross, typically placed before the rood screen facing the nave. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > altar > [noun] > of the Holy Rood rood altar1473 1473 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1844) I. 31 Schir Androu,..chaplan of ye Rude altar, in ye parisch kirk of ye said burgh. 1556 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1844) I. 296 Maister Edward Menzies, cheplane of the ruid alter in the organ loft. 1650–1 Extr. Rec. Stirling (1887) 301 The annuell of the Rude altar. 1739 F. Blomefield Ess. Topogr. Hist. Norfolk II. xlii. 552 I find the Images of St. Laurence,..mentioned to be in this Church, together with the Rood Altar. 1847 J. Glen Hist. Dumbarton iii. 72 At the Reformation, the chaplainry of the Rood Altar was held by Sir Robert Watson, who reported its revenues to be £20 sterling yearly. 2002 N. Coldstream Medieval Archit. vi. 180 The disposition of altars and furnishings in the church reflected the hierarchy of Christ and the saints: the high altar at the east took precedence over the rood and the rood altar. < as lemmas |
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