Phrase guide

rood screen

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹuːd skɹiːn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈɹud ˌskɹin/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A carved screen that separated the chancel and nave in a medieval church; it originally carried a large crucifix; in continental Europe it often featured a balcony from which the Gospel and sermons could be read.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Christianity, architecture

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: dorsal, dossal

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: altar screen, chancel screen, choir screen, jubé, dorsal, dossal

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: screen, partition

2

noun

Meaning 2

a screen in a church; separates the nave from the choir or chancel

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: screen

History

Etymology

rood (“cross; crucifix”) + screen.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: korgitter — carved screen
  • Dutch: doksaal — carved screen
  • Dutch: jubee — carved screen
  • Finnish: kuoriaita — carved screen
  • French: jubé — carved screen
  • German: Lettner — carved screen
  • German: Doxale — carved screen
  • Hungarian: szentélyrekesztő — carved screen
  • Irish: scáthlán croise — carved screen
  • Italian: pontile — carved screen
  • Italian: pontile-tramezzo — carved screen
  • Manx: scaa croshey — carved screen
  • Portuguese: dossel — carved screen
  • Portuguese: coro alto — carved screen
  • Romanian: jubeu — carved screen
  • Spanish: coro alto — carved screen
  • Swedish: korskrank — carved screen
  • Walloon: docså — carved screen
  • Welsh: sgrin y grog — carved screen