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: a movement of the hand that forms a cross shape and that is done as an expression of the Christian faith
She knelt and made the sign of the cross.
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The Sign of the Cross — The Sign of the Cross: Travels in Catholic Europe is a non fiction book published in 1994 by Irish novelist Colm Tóibín. In the book, Tóibín describes successive Holy Weeks spent in Poland, Seville, Bavaria, Rome, and the Balkans and reflects on… … Wikipedia
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The Sign of the Cross (film) — Infobox Film name = The Sign of the Cross caption = director = Cecil B. DeMille producer = Cecil B. DeMille writer = Sidney Buchman Waldemar Young Wilson Barrett (play) starring =Fredric March Elissa Landi Claudette Colbert Charles Laughton music … Wikipedia
Sign of the Cross (novel) — Infobox Book name = Sign of the Cross title orig = translator = image caption = author = Chris Kuzneski illustrator = cover artist = country = USA language = English series = genre = Thriller publisher = Jove Books pub date = 2006 english pub… … Wikipedia
To take up the cross — Cross Cross (kr[o^]s; 115), n. [OE. crois, croys, cros; the former fr. OF. crois, croiz, F. croix, fr. L. crux; the second is perh. directly fr. Prov. cros, crotz. fr. the same L. crux; cf. Icel. kross. Cf. {Crucial}, {Crusade}, {Cruise},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To do a thing on the cross — Cross Cross (kr[o^]s; 115), n. [OE. crois, croys, cros; the former fr. OF. crois, croiz, F. croix, fr. L. crux; the second is perh. directly fr. Prov. cros, crotz. fr. the same L. crux; cf. Icel. kross. Cf. {Crucial}, {Crusade}, {Cruise},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sign of the cross — Date: 14th century a gesture of the hand forming a cross especially on forehead, breast, and shoulders to profess Christian faith or invoke divine protection or blessing … New Collegiate Dictionary
Feast of the Cross — Russian icon of Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross (icon from Yaroslavl by Gury Nikitin, 1680. Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow). Liturgical year Western Advent … Wikipedia
Paul of the Cross — Infobox Saint name=Saint Paul of the Cross birth date=birth date|1694|1|03|mf=y death date=death date and age|1775|10|18|1694|1|03|mf=y feast day=19 October; 28 April (Roman Catholic calendar, 1869 1969) venerated in=Roman Catholic Church… … Wikipedia
