holy welln.

Etymology: See well n.¹ A combined form, as in holiday, is represented in the proper names Holywell, Hollywell/ˈhɒlɪwɛl/, Halliwell.

A well or spring reputed to possess miraculous healing properties, as being a channel of divine influence.

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854 Charter in Kemble Cod. Dipl. V. 100 Ðonne upp on Beaddingbroc on halgan welle.

a1687 W. Petty Polit. Anat. Ireland (1691) 95 They [sc. the Irish] have a great Opinion of Holy-Wells, Rocks, and Caves.

1793 in Archæol. XI. 127 The bath near one end of the church of East Dereham in Norfolk..was more likely to have been a holy well.

1846 R. Hart Eccl. Rec. (ed. 2) 224 Holy wells are occasionally found in churchyards.

1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture II. 195 Cornish-folk still drop into the old holy wells offerings of pins, nails, and rags.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	holy well
释义	holy welln. Etymology: See well n.¹ A combined form, as in holiday, is represented in the proper names Holywell, Hollywell/ˈhɒlɪwɛl/, Halliwell. A well or spring reputed to possess miraculous healing properties, as being a channel of divine influence. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun] > magic claiming to have divine aid > holy well holy wella1687 society > faith > artefacts > land > structures of or in land > [noun] > holy well holy wella1687 854 Charter in Kemble Cod. Dipl. V. 100 Ðonne upp on Beaddingbroc on halgan welle. a1687 W. Petty Polit. Anat. Ireland (1691) 95 They [sc. the Irish] have a great Opinion of Holy-Wells, Rocks, and Caves. 1793 in Archæol. XI. 127 The bath near one end of the church of East Dereham in Norfolk..was more likely to have been a holy well. 1846 R. Hart Eccl. Rec. (ed. 2) 224 Holy wells are occasionally found in churchyards. 1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture II. 195 Cornish-folk still drop into the old holy wells offerings of pins, nails, and rags. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.854
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