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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 steps
Familiarity information: CROSS OF CALVARY 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 ("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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