crux ansata
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of crux ansata
New Latin, literally: cross with a handle
Example Sentences
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Its common name 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
It was the crux ansata, the Symbol of Life itself.
From Ayesha, the Return of She by Haggard, Henry Rider
This is what is known as a crux ansata.
From The Eyes Have It by Garrett, Randall
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
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
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