crux ansata
noun plural cruces ansatae (ænˈseɪtiː)
another term for ankh
Word Origin for crux ansata
New Latin, literally: cross with a handle
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Historical Examples of crux ansata
She is crowned and always bears the male symbol of life—the crux-ansata.
The God-Idea of the AncientsEliza Burt Gamble
A mixed vision, this of yours, Leo, with its mountain peak shaped like a crux-ansata and the rest.
AyeshaH. Rider Haggard