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CALVARY CROSS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Calvary cross mean?
• CALVARY CROSS (noun)
The noun CALVARY CROSS has 1 sense:
1. a Latin cross set on three steps
Familiarity information: CALVARY CROSS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Latin cross set on three steps
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Calvary cross; cross of Calvary
Hypernyms ("Calvary cross" is a kind of...):
Cross (a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry)
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