Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun In Christianity, a sign made by tracing the outline of a cross with the right hand as a devotional act or to invoke a blessing.
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- noun Christianity A gesture of the hand moving over the front of one's body in the shape of a cross made as part of ritual or to invoke divine protection.
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- noun a gesture with the right hand moving to form a cross; used by Catholics as a profession of faith
Etymologies
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A calque translation of Latin signum crucis
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chained_bear commented on the word sign of the cross
See the hijacked discussion on mollusque's fine list "Triads," if you want.
November 19, 2007
reesetee commented on the word sign of the cross
You can tell when it's newly learned, in my experience. :-)
November 19, 2007