cross bearer

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cross bearer

noun cross bearers · crossbearer · cross-bearer

A person who carries a cross in a Christian religious procession. He was at the head of a splendid train of religious, civil and military men, mingled together, or, as the old ballad maker expresses it, "With many a cross bearer before, And many a spear behind."
Similar: crucifer

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Deutsch	Kreuzträger, Kreuzträgerin
Ελληνικά	σταυροφόρος stavrofóros

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@misc{cross_bearer_2026,
  title = {cross bearer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cross%20bearer},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}