compostela

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noun

A certificate of accomplishment given to pilgrims on completing an official route on the pilgramage to Camino de Santiago.

OriginSpanish Compostela ← Galician Compostela ← Latin compositella →
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Meanings

compostela1

nouncompostela (plural compostelas)

plural compostelas · alternative Compostela

  1. A certificate of accomplishment given to pilgrims on completing an official route on the pilgramage to Camino de Santiago.
    1 more example

    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 Santiago.

    2024 October 21, Wikipedia contributors, “Camino de Santiago”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation

Compostela2

proper noun

alternative compostela

  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Santiago de Compostela: a city in Galicia, Spain, a major Christian pilgrimage site.

Origin

compostela · noun

  1. Latincompositella“the little well-organized one”
  2. GalicianCompostela
  3. SpanishCompostela
  4. Englishcompostela

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.

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Compostela · proper noun

  1. Latincompositella“the little well-organized one”
  2. GalicianCompostela
  3. SpanishCompostela
  4. EnglishCompostela

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.

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compostela. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compostela

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“compostela.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compostela. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compostela,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compostela.

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