Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A form of sexradiate sponge-spieule, result ing from the suppression of both the distal and the proximal ray.
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Examples
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He claims the Bible has been misinterpreted as there are no explicit references the use of nails or to crucifixion - only that Jesus bore a "staurus" towards Calvary which is not necessarily a cross but can also mean a "pole".
Pawatercooler.com 2010
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DRadio Wissen, a German station: "the New Testament said that Jesus died some way on something called a staurus ... that's a Greek name for a cross or a pole or something ...
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- only that Jesus bore a "staurus" towards Calvary which is not necessarily a cross but can also mean a "pole".
Signs of the Times 2010
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