Holy Cross


noun
  1. Mount of the, a peak in central Colorado, in the Sawatch Range: snow-filled, cross-shaped crevasses. 14,005 feet (4,269 meters).

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How to use Holy Cross in a sentence

  • Religion, then, had almost nothing to do with my decision to attend the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.

    Hope and Change in the Vatican | Jon Favreau | January 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • I talked about Holy Cross, and the time I spent in Worcester helping welfare recipients navigate job training and social services.

    Hope and Change in the Vatican | Jon Favreau | January 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Three days afterwards he sailed from the port of the Holy Cross, leaving crowds of the natives to bewail the loss of their chiefs.

    The Indian in his Wigwam | Henry R. Schoolcraft
  • Have ye never, in days gone by, been to the holy chapel, and have ye never had made over you the sign of the Holy Cross?'

    Stories from the Ballads | Mary MacGregor
  • He embarked on his own ship, "The Holy Cross," which was now converted into a merchantman and packed with people.

    The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. Campbell
  • My father was on the bridge yet, and blessed me from afar with the Holy Cross.

    Hania | Henryk Sienkiewicz
  • The children, who were sprightly, naked and unkempt, were taught by him to make the sign of the Holy Cross.