tau cross

noun

1. a T -shaped cross.

tau cross

noun

1. a cross shaped like the Greek letter tau Also calledSaint Anthony's cross

Word History and Origins

Origin of tau cross¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75

Example Sentences

The cross and ball, so frequently found on Egyptian figures, is a circle and the tau cross.

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It is noticeable that the Christian flag bears the Tau Cross.

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Another interesting form of the cross is the Tau-cross, so called because shaped like the Greek letter tau (T).

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The figure found in the tau-cross was the symbol of eternal life with the ancient Egyptians.

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There are also ruins of two churches (a monastery having been founded here by St. Columba), and a peculiar tau-cross.

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