Cross

Meaning

1. The cross on which Jesus died and, in metonymical uses, such as to refer to Christ's suffering in general.
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Concepts

Cross

cross

Southern Cross

cross of Jesus Christ

Crux

chiasm

club

dagger

diesis

double dagger

obelisk

Etymology

* As an English surname, from the noun cross, as in crossroads. Also a calque of this word in various European languages, such as French Lacroix, German Kreutz, Serbo-Croatian Križ. Compare Crouch, Crozier, Kriz.
* As an Irish surname, shortened from McCrossen.
* As a German surname, Americanized from Kross, from Middle Low German krus (“pitcher, vessel”), which is possibly an old Germanic borrowing of Ancient Greek κρωσσός (krōssós, “pitcher, pail, urn”). Also a variant of Kress.

Sentences

" The Cross " is a local booklet produced monthly by the Anglican church .