crux commissa

  • 1Crux commissa — Taukreuz Das Antoniuskreuz, Antoniterkreuz, Taukreuz oder Ägyptisches Kreuz, lat. crux commissa „aneinandergefügtes Kreuz“, hat die Form eines „T“. Der Name Taukreuz leitet sich vom 19. Buchstaben des griechischen Alphabets Tau (τ) bzw. dem… …

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  • 2crux commissa — kəˈmisə, ˈkäˌm noun (plural cruces commissae ˌsē, ˌsī) Etymology: New Latin, literally, connected cross 1. : a cross of crucifixion in which the upright shaft does not extend higher than the transverse beam compare crux decussata, crux immissa …

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  • 3Crux immissa — or Latin cross is a type of the cross in which the vertical beam sticks above the crossbeam, as the main representation of the cross by which Jesus Christ was crucified. Other types of crosses: crux simplex = like letter I crux decussata = like… …

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  • 4crux decussata — ˌdekəˈsād.ə, äd.ə noun (plural cruces decussatae āˌtē, äˌtī) Etymology: New Latin, literally, decussate cross 1. : a supposed variety of the cross of crucifixion consisting of two intersecting beams set up in the form of an X : a decussate cross… …

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  • 5CRUX — I. CRUX apud Russos, sollenni osculô tacta, fidei pignus in illa gente maxime sollenne habetur. Quemadmodum de Pelagio scribit Sigebertus, ad A. C. 552. illum insimulatum mortis Vigilii Episcopi Romani tenentem sancta Euangelia et Crucem, publice …

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  • 6Archaeology of the Cross and Crucifix —     Archæology of the Cross and Crucifix     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Archæology of the Cross and Crucifix     I. PRIMITIVE CRUCIFORM SIGNS     The sign of the cross, represented in its simplest form by a crossing of two lines at right angles,… …

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  • 7Форма креста Иисуса Христа — Эта статья о различных взглядах на форму орудия казни, которое использовалось для распятия Иисуса Христа. О реликвии смотрите Животворящий Крест. Форма креста Иисуса Христа  дискуссионный вопрос для ряда светских историков и филологов, а… …

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  • 8Cross or stake as gibbet on which Jesus died — Writers hold different views on the form of the gibbet used in the execution of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity, and differ about the meaning of the Greek word stauros (σταυρός) which was used in the New Testament books to refer to it.… …

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  • 9cross — crossable, adj. crossability, n. /kraws, kros/, n., v., adj., crosser, crossest. n. 1. a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, upon which persons were formerly put to death. 2. any object, figure, or mark… …

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  • 10Cross — /kraws, kros/, n. Wilbur Lucius, 1862 1948, U.S. educator: governor of Connecticut 1931 39. * * * I Principal symbol of Christianity, recalling the crucifixion of Jesus. There are four basic iconogaphic representations: the crux quadrata, or… …

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