Veronica

Ve·ron·i·ca

a feminine name
according to Christian tradition, a woman of Jerusalem who wiped the bleeding face of Jesus on the way to Calvary: her day is July 12: also Saint Veronica
[oftenv-]
1. the image of Jesus' face said in legend to have appeared on the veil or handkerchief used by Veronica to wipe the bleeding face of Jesus
2. a cloth or garment with a similar representation of Jesus' bleeding face
Origin of Veronica
ModL, prob. after the saint
[v-] speedwell
Origin of Veronica
Sp verónica: because the matador holds the cape in a manner similar to that in which Saint Veronica is traditionally depicted holding her veil
[v-] a bullfighting move in which the matador holds a cape out and pivots slowly as the bull charges past it

Origin of Veronica

Medieval Latin from Classical Greek Pherenik?: see Bernice

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veronica

noun

See speedwell.

Origin of veronica

New Latin Veronica genus name

noun

a. According to popular legend, an image of the face of Jesus as impressed on the cloth offered to him by Saint Veronica on the road to Calvary.
b. The cloth itself.
A cloth bearing a representation of Jesus's face.

Origin of veronica

Medieval Latin perhaps alteration of vēra īconica true image Latin vēra feminine of vērus true ; see very . Latin īconica feminine of īconicus of an image ( from Greek eikonikos ) ( from eikōn image ; see icon . )

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c. 1420 oil painting

noun

A maneuver in bullfighting in which the matador stands with both feet fixed in position and swings the cape slowly away from the charging bull.

Origin of veronica

Spanish from veronica the veronica (from the gesture Saint Veronica made) from Medieval Latin; see veronica ².

Veronica

Saint

In Christian tradition, a woman of Jerusalem who gave Jesus her head cloth to wipe his face as he bore the cross to Calvary.

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Noun

(plural veronicas)

(Roman Catholicism) The image of Jesus's face believed to have been made on the cloth with which St Veronica wiped his face as he went to be crucified; or the cloth used for this.
(bullfighting) A circular swinging movement of the cape, used to avoid the bull.
(botany) A flower of the genus Veronica, usually having blue petals.

Origin

Named from St. Veronica.

Proper noun

A female given name.

Origin

Latin form of Berenice, from Ancient Greek Î¦ÎµÏÎµÎ½Î¯ÎºÎ·. Influenced by the Church Latin phrase vera icon "true image" associated with the legend of Saint Veronica who wiped the face of Jesus on the way to Calvary.

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veronica - Computer Definition

A variation on the Archie Internet browser that searches Gopherspace titles and creates a menu with the results of the search. See also Archie, browser, Gopher, Gopherspace, Internet, and JUGHEAD.

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A program that searches the Internet for specific resources by description, not just file name. Using Boolean searches (this AND this, this OR this, etc.), users can search Gopher servers to retrieve a selected group of menus that pertain to their area of interest. See Gopher.

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