fiery cross

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noun

a burning cross, the rallying symbol of ancient Scotland and later of the Highlanders in case of war; later adopted by other organizations, including the Ku Klux Klan.

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Also called fire cross.

Words nearby fiery cross

fiercely, fierceness, fieri facias, Fierstein, fiery, fiery cross, Fiesole, fiesta, fiesta de toros, fiesta taurina, Fiesta ware

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How to use fiery cross in a sentence

There is here none of the expedition of the fiery cross and the bale-fire; but every step is diplomatic.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
Messengers have gone to the land of Reuben beyond Jordan, and carried the fiery cross through Bashan.
Judges and Ruth|Robert A. Watson
I got up at eleven with a slight headache, read my notice in the Fiery Cross, breakfasted, and went back to my room to shave.
The Plattner Story and Others|H. G. Wells
I must send out the fiery cross and call an immediate meeting of the Camellia Buds.
The Jolliest School of All|Angela Brazil

Over Fiery Cross Reef, the mirror-like sea reveals, at the depth of sixty or seventy feet, this wealth of natural treasures.
Eccentricities of the Animal Creation.|John Timbs

British Dictionary definitions for fiery cross

fiery cross

noun

a burning cross, used as a symbol by the Ku Klux Klan

a wooden cross with ends charred or dipped in blood formerly used by Scottish Highlanders to summon the clans to battle

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