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Calvary cross


Calvary cross

noun

Definition of CALVARY CROSS

: a Latin cross usually mounted on three steps — see cross illustration

First Known Use of CALVARY CROSS

1826

Rhymes with CALVARY CROSS

Geneva cross, John of the Cross, pectoral cross, Perth and Kinross, profit and loss, viper's bugloss

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