compostela
compostela noun: a certificate of accomplishment given to pilgrims on completing an official route on the pilgramage to Camino de Santiago.
Noun
compostela (plural compostelas)
- A certificate of accomplishment given to pilgrims on completing an official route on the pilgramage to Camino de Santiago.
- Pilgrims arriving in Santiago de Compostela who have walked at least the last 100 km (62 mi), or cycled 200 km (120 mi) to get there (as indicated on their credencial), and who state that their motivation was at least partially religious, are eligible for the compostela from the Pilgrim's Office in...2024 October 21, Wikipedia contributors, “Camino de Santiago”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation
Proper noun capitalized: Compostela
Compostela
- Ellipsis of Santiago de Compostela: a city in Galicia, Spain, a major Christian pilgrimage site.
Forms of compostela
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | compostelas |
| alternative form | Compostela |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | compostela |
Origin of compostela
From Spanish Compostela, from Galician Compostela, from Latin compositella (“the little well-organized one”), from composita (“put together, arranged”) + -ella (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from compōnere (“to put together”), from con- (“with, together”) + pōnere (“to put, to place”), q.v.
Phrases with compostela
Questions about compostela
- What does compostela mean?
- Compostela means a certificate of accomplishment given to pilgrims on completing an official route on the pilgramage to Camino de Santiago.
- What part of speech is compostela?
- Compostela can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of compostela?
- The plural of compostela is compostelas.
Words near compostela in the dictionary
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