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cross1 a mark, object, or figure formed by two short intersecting lines or pieces; especially (with capital initial),
the Cross on which Christ was crucified, or a representation of this.
A cross is the emblem of St
Helena and St
Philip.
cross of Lorraine another term for the
Lorraine cross.
cross saltire a cross shaped like the letter X; this is the emblem of St
Andrew.
cross upside down the emblem of St Peter (see
Peter1), who was crucified head downwards.
have one's cross to bear suffer the troubles that life brings. The allusion is to Jesus (or Simon of Cyrene) carrying the Cross to Calvary for the Crucifixion. The expression is also used metaphorically in Matthew 10:38.
See also
crosses are ladders that lead to Heaven,
no cross, no crown.
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 "Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL)")
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CROSSES UP AGAIN, DOWN AGAIN | RETURN TO LITTLETON: AFTER ANOTHER FAILED ATTEMPT TO PLACE MARKERS ON HILL, AURORAN AGREES TO ANOTHER SITE
Newspaper article from: Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL); 5/6/1999; 700+ words
; ...carried the 75-pound crosses two at a time and...his hands on each cross praying in turn for...donations for his crosses, preferring to fill any request for a cross as payment of a tithe...Putting up a cross is a carpenter...truck full of the crosses, said, "I'm...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING GAINS SOME GROUND ON ALPINE BROTHER.(Business)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 12/25/1988; 700+ words
; ...colored fashions. And they called it cross-country skiing. Several hundred years...fight their battles. By the early 1900s, cross-country skiing was becoming popular in...moving invention that nearly wiped out the cross-country ski industry. For the next 40...
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Crosses honoring troopers protested
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 12/2/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...a large number of the crosses are located on private...symbolism, Nigbur said, the cross symbol was chosen as...helicopter crashed in Woods Cross on Feb. 11, 2000...Royce both point out that crosses are used to mark graves...statement, Clark said the cross stands for Christianity...
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 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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Cross purposes; On this, the day before Easter, the cross looms before Christians. Its meaning remains contested and elusive, and the dialogue and disagreements won't abate after Sunday.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 3/29/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...crucifixion." While many wear crosses as an expression of their...Madonna and others, the cross becomes simply a fashion...extensively about the cross in art and theology...cloth containing six crosses, ranging from a sixth-century blessing cross that fits in the hand...
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Crosses Near Auschwitz Removed
News Wire article from: AP Online; 5/28/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...Catholics erected the smaller crosses near the papal cross in the past year to oppose...By taking away the smaller crosses Friday, church and government...government's call to remove all crosses but the papal cross. A new law that took effect...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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CROSSES AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 11/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...erected 1,842 clusters of crosses elsewhere -- mostly...his home town, and Cross City, Fla., and on...5 million to erecting crosses. Some people think they...frequently you come upon a cross cluster as you round...think the sight of those crosses is quite enough," he...
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Cross purposes Brewer woman knows the stories behind Christianity's most famous symbol
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 4/7/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...and evolution of the cross. "Long before crosses were placed on top of...illegal. Similarly shaped crosses included the Passion cross with pointed ends that...Bridget wove her first cross from straw. Similar crosses were hung in houses and...
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Crosses Mark Accidents on Mont. Highways
News Wire article from: AP Online; 6/17/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...passes by a memorial cross along U.S. 287...2004. Memorial crosses next to highways...recently found one cross in his post's territory...picked on one of our crosses," he said. The...before erecting the crosses. They say it is...decline a roadside cross, but it does happen...
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Crosses worn by Stetson U. students are more for faith than fashion
News Wire article from: University Wire; 3/17/1999; ; 591 words
; ...hearts, hearts inside crosses, diamonds in the center...hundred forms of the cross," including the Latin...across the bars of the cross. Marla Williams, an...major, holds her silver cross with a mustard seed pressed...graduation." People may wear crosses because they are beautiful...
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 "Sun Publications (IL)")
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CROSS BUILDER SORRY FOR STRIFE HE CAUSED
Newspaper article from: Sun Publications (IL); 5/5/1999; 700+ words
; ...message written on one of their crosses said, `I'm sorry we failed...PERSONAL CONNECTION Zanis has made crosses for slain gang members as well as innocent victims. His first cross came at the request of Sandy...now the executive director of Crosses for Losses, which also offers...
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Cross
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
...banned, open use of the cross could lead to persecution. The earliest crosses were empty, emphasizing...that she found three crosses (Jesus had been crucified...brought and placed on each cross in turn. When the corpse was laid on one of the crosses, it came to life, thus...
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cross
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...are also worn for personal adornment. Pectoral crosses and necklace crosses have given scope for fine enameling. Cross Shapes There are many shapes of crosses. The Latin cross, the commonest, has an upright longer than its transom. With two...
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cross-sections
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
cross-sections Maps and cross-sections are a most fundamental source of geological data, and...s training entails their preparation and interpretation. Maps and cross-sections are both two-dimensional representations of the spatial...
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Red Cross
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Red Cross international organization concerned with...mercy and absolute neutrality are the Red Cross, the Red Crescent, and the Red Crystal flags and emblems. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement The blanket agency...
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Red Cross, American
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
RED CROSS, AMERICAN RED CROSS, AMERICAN. Clara Barton and associates founded the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C., on 21 May 1881. Barton first learned of the Swiss-inspired International Red Cross Movement while in Europe following...
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