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Jerusalem cross
noun
- a cross whose four arms are each capped with a crossbar and often with a small Greek cross centered in each quadrant.
Jerusalem cross
noun
- a cross the equal arms of which end in a bar Also calledcross potent
Word History and Origins
Origin of Jerusalem cross1
Example Sentences
Hegseth has tattoos associated with white nationalist movements, including a symbol popular with Christian nationalists referred to as a Jerusalem cross.
The most popular images remain variations of the Jerusalem cross, an emblem of the crusades that is a cross of four equal sides with four smaller crosses drawn in each of its quadrants.
"For a while now, I have drawn it on my hand every day to remind myself to always tell the truth. I later discovered that it has traditionally been known as a Jerusalem cross."
The Jerusalem cross symbolises many aspects of Christianity, including pilgrimage, but crusader imagery and the word “crusade” is regularly used in the US regarding the Middle East.
It was a black and red Jerusalem cross, made up of one central cross and four smaller ones, adorned with palm trees and the number 2017, representing his pilgrimage and the year his mother died.
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