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