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cross-bearer

[ kraws-bair-er, kros- ]

/ ˈkrɔsˌbɛər ər, ˈkrɒs- /

noun

a person who carries or holds a cross, especially in a religious procession.

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Origin of cross-bearer

First recorded in 1530–40; cross + bearer

Words nearby cross-bearer

cross as a bear, cross assembler, crossband, crossbar, crossbeam, cross-bearer, cross-bedded, cross bedding, cross-bench, crossbill, crossbirth

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Example sentences from the Web for cross-bearer

A medival gem represents a bishop, attended by a cross-bearer, and a servant who carries behind him an Umbrella.
Umbrellas and their History|William Sangster
Before them went the cross-bearer, lifting high his simple wooden emblem.
The Christmas Angel|Abbie Farwell Brown
It is hard to make out how anybody can hope to master a revelation of a cross-bearing God without himself being a cross-bearer.
Understanding the Scriptures|Francis McConnell
Following the bier was the cross-bearer, holding the emblem so high it was half lost in the shadows.
The Spinner's Book of Fiction|Various

Every recruit wore a red cross, and was called croisé,--cross-bearer; whence the name of the holy war.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V|John Lord

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