monde

See also: Monde and mondé

English

the monde is the ball below the cross

Etymology

From French.

Noun

monde (plural mondes)

  1. A ball-like object, located near the top of a crown, symbolizing the globe.
    • 1754, Alexander Drummond, Travels through different cities of Germany, Italy, Greece and several parts of Asia as far as the banks of the Euphrates
      Jesus Christ is represented as a lad about twelve years old, in a tunic and robe of brocade, with a full, fair wig, a gold crown much larger than the head, and a monde in his hand.

See also

References

  • monde in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Noun

monde

  1. plural of mond

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔ̃d/
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Etymology 1

From Latin mundus (“world”).

Noun

monde m (plural mondes)

  1. world
    C'est la plus belle fille du monde.
    She is the most beautiful girl in the world.
  2. people
    Le monde m'agace quelquefois. - People annoy me sometimes.
    La salle était noire de monde. - The room was crowded. or The room was full of people.

Interjection

monde

  1. (Louisiana) good heavens

Etymology 2

From Latin mundus (“pure; clean”).

Adjective

monde (plural mondes)

  1. (archaic) pure; clean
Antonyms

Anagrams

Further reading

Guaraní

Verb

monde

  1. dress

Italian

Adjective

monde f pl

  1. feminine plural of mondo

Middle French

Etymology 1

Old French < Latin mundus (“world”).

Noun

monde m (plural mondes)

  1. the world

Etymology 2

Old French < Latin mundus.

Adjective

monde m, f (plural mondes)

  1. clean; pure

Descendants

Old French

Etymology 1

From Latin mundus.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

monde m (oblique plural mondes, nominative singular mondes, nominative plural monde)

  1. the world

Descendants

Etymology 2

Latin mundus.

Adjective

monde m (oblique and nominative feminine singular monde)

  1. clean; pure

Descendants

Spanish

Verb

monde

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of mondar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of mondar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of mondar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of mondar.

Walloon

Etymology

From Latin mundus (“world”).

Noun

monde m (plural mondes)

  1. world
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