crux ansata

/ (ænˈseɪtə) /

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noun plural cruces ansatae (ænˈseɪtiː)

another term for ankh

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Word Origin for crux ansata

New Latin, literally: cross with a handle

Words nearby crux ansata

crutch, Crutched Friar, crutchings, Crutzen, crux, crux ansata, crux of the matter, Cruyff, Cruz, cruzado, Cruz Alta

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How to use crux ansata in a sentence

The crux of the problem remains on this side of the Pacific.
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The crux of the matter is not the date of the next elections, but ensuring that elections are free, fair, and clean.
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That, he says, is at the crux of why Pope Francis wants to train more exorcists.
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And yet, despite the banter, the crux of the issue is the feasibility of it all.
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The crux is new representation: of body, of proportion, of aesthetic ideals.
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The very word (crux) was used among them as a curse, especially in the form ad (malam) crucem.
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston
Ah, that was it—that was the crux of the whole matter; and he remembered now that never once had she reproached him with that.
Katharine Frensham|Beatrice Harraden
Priests are portrayed in adoration of the crux ansata before phallic monuments.
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Every Sunday morning proved the crux of her experience, and Mrs. Caukins' nerves were correspondingly shaken.
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The crux of the whole matter is not exhaustion, but a loss of control over the nervous forces.
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