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PAPAL CROSS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does papal cross mean? 

PAPAL CROSS (noun)
  The noun PAPAL CROSS has 1 sense:

1. a cross with three crossbarsplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


PAPAL CROSS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A cross with three crossbars

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("papal 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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