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CROSS OF CALVARY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cross of Calvary mean? 

CROSS OF CALVARY (noun)
  The noun CROSS OF CALVARY has 1 sense:

1. a Latin cross set on three stepsplay

  Familiarity information: CROSS OF CALVARY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CROSS OF CALVARY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A Latin cross set on three steps

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Calvary cross; cross of Calvary

Hypernyms ("cross of Calvary" 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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