crux ansata
/ (ænˈseɪtə) /
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
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Examples from the Web for crux ansata
A mixed vision, this of yours, Leo, with its mountain peak shaped like a crux-ansata and the rest.
Ayesha|H. Rider HaggardShe is crowned and always bears the male symbol of life—the crux-ansata.
The God-Idea of the Ancients|Eliza Burt Gamble