crux ansata
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of crux ansata
New Latin, literally: cross with a handle
Example Sentences
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It is a modified form of the crux ansata.
From Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other by Inman, Thomas
It is essentially the same symbol as the crux ansata, and is emblematic of the male triad and the female unit.
From Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other by Inman, Thomas
It is therefore known as the key of life, and from its shape is called crux ansata, “handled cross.”
From Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics by King, James
The famous crux ansata, says Mr. Higgins, is to be seen on all the ancient buildings of Egypt; and is the mark alluded to by Ezekiel ix.,
From Religion In The Heavens Or, Mythology Unveiled in a Series of Lectures by Mitchell, Logan
For this monarch—also known as Amenophis IV.—and his wife are both represented as receiving the crux ansata from the Sun-God, and the Sun is marked with the crux ansata as its peculiar symbol.
From The Non-Christian Cross An Enquiry into the Origin and History of the Symbol Eventually Adopted as That of Our Religion by Parsons, John Denham
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