sign of the cross

Noun

Meaning

a gesture with the right hand moving to form a cross; used by Catholics as a profession of faith

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

cross gesture signation cross yourself father's name name of god one cross your mark behalf of the father sign of a cross in the sign of the cross die on the cross name of his father name the father signing oneself
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Hypernyms

motion gesture

Related terms

cross oneself

Examples

Make the sign of the cross as often as possible! The cross is like a lock on a door. Food should also be blessed with the cross. Protect and save yourself with the power of the Holy Cross. Matrona of Moscow

Hope, insofar as it is hope of resurrection, is the living contradiction of what it proceeds from and what is placed under the sign of the Cross and death. Paul Ricœur

Messi is a very quick and technically gifted player. When you face him you have to make decisions in an instant. When he approaches you, you have to make the sign of the cross and pray that everything will be alright. Thiago Silva

My parents would always trace the sign of the cross on our foreheads before they kissed us goodnight. Vincent Nichols

If the peasant doesn't hear the thunder he won't make the sign of the cross. Russian Proverb

I thought I had made the sign of the cross -- and I hurt my eye. Spanish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

sign of life sign of peace sign of summer sign of the horns sign of the times sign of the zodiac