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Definition of Latin cross
1. Noun. A cross with the lowest arm being longer than the others.
Definition of Latin cross
1. Noun. A cross consisting of a vertical bar intersected by a shorter horizontal one above its midpoint; the form of the Christian cross: ? ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Latin Cross
Literary usage of Latin cross
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... latin cross. Experts have been at variance regarding the style of architecture
at San Xavier, some pronouncing it Moorish, others Byzantine, ..."
2. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"One which, having the general character of the latin cross, ... 717 latin cross.
One which has an upright much longer than the crossbar, or, in other words, ..."
3. A New History of the Conquest of Mexico: In which Las Casas ̕denunciations by Robert Anderson Wilson (1859)
"... 152 — The latin cross at Nineveh and Tyre, 152 — The ancient magnetic cross,
153 — The cross the emblem of Ashteroth, 154 — Tyre the Paris of antiquity, ..."
4. The New England Gazetteer: Containing Descriptions of the States, Counties by John Hayward (1857)
"... and well-constructed building has been erected, which is in the form of a
latin cross, having its four wings, three stories high above the basement, ..."
5. Journal by Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (1899)
"Side lost. П9. Bottom of a cross, with spirale. 150. latin cross ... Bottom of
a cross in a panel, probably of lute date. 152. latin cross ..."
6. The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland by Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (1904)
"It is ornamented by an incised border around the base, as well as a handsome
latin cross on each side of its broadest face. I submitted a photograph of the ..."
7. The Christian Examiner (1846)
"The latin cross has the foot, or lower part of the shaft, ... The latin cross
resembles the real cross of Jesus, and the Greek, an ideal one. ..."
8. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London by Society of Antiquaries of London (1856)
"The three sent for exhibition are small but good examples of the different forms
met with, except that some of the larger size more resemble the latin cross ..."
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