crux ansata
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of crux ansata
New Latin, literally: cross with a handle
Example Sentences
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He was the source of that divine life, of which the crux ansata is the symbol; and the source of all power.
From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert
It was the crux ansata, the Symbol of Life itself.
From Ayesha, the Return of She by Haggard, Henry Rider
"The precise shape of the cross on the Temple of Serapis" can only be inferred from the words of the historian cited, and the inference therefrom is strong that it was the crux ansata.
From Notes and Queries, Number 214, December 3, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George
The name that it technically bears is crux ansata, or "the cross with a handle."
From Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other by Inman, Thomas
Its emblem was the ankh or crux ansata.
From Scarabs The History, Manufacture and Symbolism of the Scarabæus in Ancient Egypt, Phoenicia, Sardinia, Etruria, etc. by Myer, Isaac
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