Celtic cross

American  

noun

1. a cross shaped like a Latin cross and having a ring that intersects each segment of the shaft and crossbar at a point equidistant from their junction.

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Celtic cross British  

noun

1. a Latin cross with a broad ring surrounding the point of intersection

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Etymology

Origin of Celtic cross

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

On the back of his hands, he also had tattoos that appeared to be a Celtic cross and, from Norse mythology, a Thor’s hammer symbol.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2022

Bernadette Martin, daughter of Margaret Keane, and her family, successfully fought for the right to have a Celtic cross bearing the words on her mother's grave at St Giles Church in Exhall.

From BBC • May 28, 2022

Stone said he wasn’t sure who posted the image, but he said he viewed it as a Celtic cross.

From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2020

In Wichita, Kansas, Angela Waldon starts each day by putting on a necklace threaded with a small blue glass vial sealed by a cap bearing a Celtic cross.

From Washington Times • Jul. 14, 2014

Mr. Levy looked hopelessly at the rotting Celtic cross in the front yard.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole