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Crucis

American  
[kroo-sis] / ˈkru sɪs /

noun

Astronomy.
  1. genitive of Crux.


Etymology

Origin of Crucis

From Latin

Example Sentences

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It is the first time the pope will not preside at the "Via Crucis" service at Rome's Colosseum since he was elected in 2013.

From Reuters • Apr. 7, 2023

In the Vatican, Pope Francis presided over the Via Crucis or Way of the Cross ceremony in a barren St. Peter’s Square.

From Washington Times • Apr. 6, 2021

In the Vatican, Pope Francis presided over the Via Crucis or Way of the Cross ceremony in a barren St. Peter’s Square.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2021

In 2017, Pueblo Sin Fronteras took the Via Crucis a step further, organizing several hundred migrants to travel from near the Guatemala border all the way to the United States.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2018

The name Mundus Novus got placed upon several maps as an equivalent for Terra Sanctæ Crucis, or what we call Brazil; 4.

From Amerigo Vespucci by Ober, Frederick Albion

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