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HOLY ROOD
The Cross on which Jesus Christ died, or any representation of it. (Etym. Anglo-Saxon rod, a rod, pole, gallows, cross.)
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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