- genitive of Crux.
Crucis
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Crucis
From Latin
Example Sentences
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Faithful hold candles during a Via Crucis torchlight procession in Rome.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
The annual Via Crucis event on Good Friday at the Colosseum consists of the 14 Stations of the Cross, stages between the condemnation of Jesus to death and his burial.
From Reuters ● Apr. 13, 2022
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 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 brightest of these, α Crucis, is of the first magnitude.
From Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language by Cecil Goodrich Julius Dolmage
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