tree of Jesse

noun

1. a pictorial or sculpted image representing the family tree of Christ.

Example Sentences

Grace to rally under the Standard of the Tree of Jesse.

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The Tree of Jesse so often seen carved on cathedral porches and painted on windows, and in Missals. 2nd.

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The second panel depicts scenes from the Old Testament; the third, the Tree of Jesse, the Nativity and Life of Christ, with classic foliage intervening.

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Stained glass windows have left their traces in several of the churches, the finest remains being those of Margaretting, which represent a tree of Jesse and the daisy or herb Margaret.

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Among the other decorative features are an elaborately conceived "tree of Jesse," an unusually massive rood-loft or jube, and a high-altar of much magnificence.

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