Definition of Cross of Calvary

1. Noun. A Latin cross set on three steps.

Exact synonyms: Calvary Cross
Generic synonyms: Cross

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cross Of Calvary

cross examination
cross examinations
cross examine
cross examined
cross examines
cross examining
cross flap
cross flory
cross hair
cross hybridization
cross infection
cross junction
cross junctions
cross linking
cross my heart
cross of Calvary (current term)
cross of Lorraine
cross of gold
cross off
cross one's arms
cross one's eyes
cross one's fingers
cross one's heart
cross oneself
cross out
cross over
cross paths
cross pattée
cross peen hammer
cross product

Literary usage of Cross of Calvary

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Systematic Theology: A Compendium and Commonplace-book Designed for the Use by Augustus Hopkins Strong (1907)
"... involves the suffering of Christ, and this suffering is his atonement, of which the culmination and demonstration are seen in the cross of Calvary (Heb. ..."

2. Holy-days and Holidays: A Treasury of Historical Material, Sermons in Full by Edward Mark Deems (1906)
"He came to earth to seek and to save the lost, and this only could be accomplished by the cross of Calvary. No example that He has set for us, ..."

3. Annotations Upon Popular Hymns by Charles Seymour Robinson (1893)
"Such paradoxes need the other doctrine of atonement made on the cross of Calvary, and then they are perfectly clear and beautiful. ..."

4. Buddy Ballads: Songs of the A.E.F. by Braley, Berton (1919)
"The White cross of Calvary shall shed a glory great On those who fight for faith and right against the hordes of hate, But the Red Cross of mercy, ..."

5. A Glossary of Liturgical and Ecclesiastical Terms by Frederick George Lee (1877)
"cross of Calvary.—A cross on three steps. These steps are said by some writers to signify the three theological virtues—Faith, Hope, and Charity. ..."

6. The Cross in Tradition, History, and Art by William Wood Seymour (1897)
"cross of Calvary. The Cross of Passion, when erected upon three steps, is known as the cross of Calvary. The steps allude to the three Christian virtues, ..."

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