An ancient religious symbol erroneously supposed to owe its significance to the most solemn event in the history of Christianity, but really antedating it by thousands of years. By many it has been believed to be identical with the _crux ansata_ of the ancient phallic worship, but it has been traced even beyond all that we know of that, to the rites of primitive peoples. We have to-day the White Cross as a symbol of chastity, and the Red Cross as a badge of benevolent neutrality in war. Having in mind the former, the reverend Father Gassalasca Jape smites the lyre to the effect following: "Be good, be good!" the sisterhood Cry out in holy chorus, And, to dissuade from sin, parade Their various charms before us. But why, O why, has ne'er an eye Seen her of winsome manner And youthful grace and pretty face Flaunting the White Cross banner? Now where's the need of speech and screed To better our behaving? A simpler plan for saving man (But, first, is he worth saving?) Is, dears, when he declines to flee From bad thoughts that beset him, Ignores the Law as 't were a straw, And wants to sin -- don't let him.
The sign or mark of the cross, made with the finger, or in ink, etc., or actually represented in some material; the symbol of Christ's death; the ensign and chosen symbol of Christianity, of a Christian people, and of Christendom.
The crosslike mark or symbol used instead of a signature by those unable to write.
An ancient instrument of execution. Jesus died on a cross, and thus it became the emblem of faith and hope.
Motif found in a verity of carpets of vast origins, However Persian rugs it is not recognized as having any religious significance noticed only as ornamental due to the Muslim beliefs. Although Christianity does exists among some tribes of Armenian back ground through out Persia. My belief is that it originated in early Christian Carpets out side of Persia possibly by the Armenian culture and later brought into Persian rugs by the Armenians who began to settle there. For further research of this topic can be found in the fascinating book "The oriental carpet" by Gantzhorm and Tazchen see book review. Related word see "cruciform".
A device used to kill the savior of the Christian religion. A symbol frequently used to indicate the Christian religion and which is used during its practice. The way people feel when someone tries to shove the Christian religion down their throats. A gold ornament to be worn around the neck to show that you're not Jewish. Symbol constructed from two lines intersecting at right-angles. The equal-armed cross commonly symbolizes the sun, and the unequal-armed cross the phallus. Both symbols represent life, vitality, strength etc. Certain death centered religions have been known to use the unequal-armed phallic cross hung upside-down (longer arm down) in the "limp" position symbolizing death, negation, weakness etc. (see stauros)
The most important Christian symbol.
a cross as an emblem of Christianity; used in heraldry
a basic symbol in any Christian liturgical celebration
a Christian symbol, no two ways about it
a Christian symbol that one believes in Christ
an idiotic symbol, it doesn't signify anything
an instrument of death and is used in a metaphorical sense by Jesus
a powerful symbol and used thousands of years ago
a symbolic sign, it stands for Christianity, in the same way as the dove stands for peace and the gun for war
a symbol in this sense, while a candle is a sign like a traffic sign
a symbol of Christ's suffering, not the reality of it
a symbol of pain and suffering
The primary symbol of the Christian faith, representing the way Christ died. Different traditions use varying forms of the cross. When an image of Christ is on the cross, it is called a crucifix.
Jesus died on the cross for our salvation and then rose from the dead to everlasting life. The cross is a sign of Victory over death and sin. It is the most powerful symbol to Christians and is why it is always at the centre of our churches.
A popular symbol used in flags throughout the western world; there are three basic shapes: the two arms of the St. George's Cross (figure 1), named for the patron saint of England, are perpendicular and horizontal and divide the field of a flag in four equal quadrants; General Leonidas K. Polk's battle flag employed the St. George's Cross, which is also called a Greek Cross; the St. Andrew's Cross (figure 2), named for the patron saint of Scotland, is a white diagonal cross; the Beauregard battle flag employs a blue diagonal cross, which is also called a saltier; the Latin Cross (figure 3), the Christian Cross or crucifix, was not widely used in Civil War flags; in the canton of the 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment's first flag the thirteen stars were arranged in the form of a Latin Cross; the battle flag of a Missouri division of Confederate soldiers used a white Latin Cross on a field of blue bordered in red.
A free-standing structure, in the form of a cross (+), symbolizing the structure on which Jesus Christ was crucified and sacred to the Christian faith. Use specific type where known. back
Used in ancient times for executions. Christ was executed on a cross, or crucified, and the cross became a universal symbol of Christianity.
The instrument of Jesus' death and the central symbol of the Christian faith.
A Christian cross, not often seen on earlier Scottish stones because of its association with Roman catholicism. It was considered a "Papish emblem!"
A cross is the decoration located at the highest level of a crown on top of the monde. Its usage traditionally symbolised the Christian nature of the monarchy of that country, though not all crowns even in monarchies associated with Christianity used a cross as its top decoration, with some French crowns using other national symbols.