Passion cross

noun

, Heraldry.

1. Latin cross.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Passion cross¹

First recorded in 1770–80

Example Sentences

It appears in a variety of shapes, the most familiar being the Latin Cross, the Passion Cross, the Greek Cross, St. Andrew's Cross and the Maltese Cross.

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The Latin or Passion Cross has the lower limb considerably longer than the other three.

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He just escaped, as he told his too-little reticent biographer, from one nearly fatal bout by crying out, “By Thy passion, cross, and life-giving death, deliver me.”

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These shared His passion, cross and power; a Lenten trilogy.

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