sign of the cross
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sign of the cross¹
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A calque translation of Latin signum crucis.
noun signs of the cross · sign of the Cross
- A gesture of the hand moving over the front of one's body, or over an object, in the shape of a cross made as part of ritual or to invoke divine protection. If a morsel of food fell off your plate, the advice of one contemporary document was to pick it up, make the sign of the cross over it, season it well - and then eat it. The sign of the cross was the antiseptic of the year 1000.
sign of the Cross²
noun signs of the Cross
- Alternative form of sign of the cross
Translations
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noun gesture
| Español | santiguamiento, señal de la cruz |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 十字聖號 /十字圣号 shízì shènghào, 聖號 /圣号 shènghào |
| Kiswahili | ishara ya msalaba |
| Português | sinal da cruz |
| Français | signe de croix |
| Deutsch | Kreuzzeichen, Bekreuzigung |
| Italiano | segno della croce |
| Ελληνικά | σταυρός stavrós |
| Русский | кре́стное зна́мение kréstnoje známenije |
| Tiếng Việt | dấu Thánh Giá |
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