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Definition of Veronica

Veronica
Veronica Ve*ron"i*ca, n. [LL.; -- so called from Veronica, a woman who, according to an old legend, as Christ was carrying the cross, wiped his face with a cloth, which received an impression of his countenance; Veronica is fr. MGr. ?, fr. Macedonian ?, for Gr. ?, literally, carrying off victory, victorious.] 1. A portrait or representation of the face of our Savior on the alleged handkerchief of Saint Veronica, preserved at Rome; hence, a representation of this portrait, or any similar representation of the face of the Savior. Formerly called also Vernacle, and Vernicle. 2. (Bot.) A genus scrophulariaceous plants; the speedwell. See Speedwell. Note: Several herbaceous species are common in both Europe and America, most of which have small blue flowers. A few shrubby species from New Zealand are sometimes found in cultivation.

Meaning of Veronica from wikipedia

- Veronica, Veronika, etc., may refer to: Veronica (name) Saint Veronica Saint Veronica of Syria Veronica, an 1870 novel by Frances Eleanor Trollope Veronica...
- Veronica Mars is an American teen noir mystery drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas. The series is set in the fictional town of Neptune...
- Veronica Cecilia Lodge is one of the main characters in the Archie Comics franchise, and is the keyboardist and one of the three vocalists of rock band...
- Veronica Giuliani (also "Veronica de Julianis"; 27 December 1660 – 9 July 1727) was an Italian Capuchin Poor Clares nun and mystic. She was canonized...
- The Veronicas are an Australian pop duo from Brisbane. The group was formed in 2004 by identical twin sisters Lisa and Jessica Origli****o. In 2005, the...
- Verónica Castro (Spanish pronunciation: [beˈɾonika ˈkastɾo]), full name Verónica Judith Sáinz Castro Alba (born 19 October 1952), is a Mexican actress...
- Veronica Lake (born Constance Frances Marie Ockelman; November 14, 1922 – July 7, 1973) was an American film, stage, and television actress. Lake was best...
- Veronica Cartwright (born 20 April 1949) is an English-born American actress who has worked mainly in US film and television in a career spanning six decades...
- Saint Veronica, also known as Berenike, was a woman from Jerusalem who lived in the 1st century AD, according to extra-biblical Christian sacred tradition...
- Verónica Leal Balderas (born 15 October 1977) is a road cyclist from Mexico. She parti****ted at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships and 2014 UCI Road...
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