the sign of the cross

: a motion or gesture by which a thought is expressed or a command or wish made known

: signal

: a fundamental linguistic unit that designates an object or relation or has a purely syntactic function

: cross

: to place a sign on or mark by signs

: to represent or indicate by a sign

: a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution

: the cross on which Jesus was crucified

: crucifixion

: to lie or be situated across

: intersect

: to make the sign of the cross upon or over

: lying across or athwart

: moving across

: running counter : opposite

: across

: not parallel : crisscross, crosswise