PREFERRED TERM
Latin cross
DEFINITION
- n. A term with several forms. From the Old English "ród" it changed to the Latin "cruc-em" "crux" "crucis" and lately, in Middle English "crosse" "cross" "croce". It refers to a stake, generally with a transverse bar, of less length, which was an instrument of crucifiction. A representation or delineation of a cross on any surface, varying in elaborateness from two lines crossing each other to an ornamental design painted, embroidered, carved, etc.; used as a sacred mark, symbol, badge, or the like.
BROADER CONCEPT
RELATED CONCEPTS
- wd:Q200674 (Silk Heritage Thesaurus)
BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION
- Simpson, John; Weiner, Edmund (eds). The Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1989. [www.oed.com]
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Croix latine
French
Croce latina
Italian
Cruz latina
Spanish
cruces latinas
URI
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