way of the cross
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of way of the cross
First recorded in 1865–70
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It’s worked back to Targett, and Maguire throws his head in the way of the cross, but Traoré’s shot still forces a save from Henderson.
From The Guardian ● May 9, 2021
“On the way of the cross, Jesus had to suffer,” Mr. Mbinda said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2015
The Church sought to specialize in the persons of the Virgin Mary and her Son the eternal principles of the "way of the cross."
From Sex--The Unknown Quantity The Spiritual Function of Sex by Alexander J. (Alexander James) McIvor-Tyndall
They have discerned it, first of all, as really distinctive of the road to Heaven, and as essentially pertaining to the royal way of the cross.
From The Shepherd Of My Soul by Charles Jerome Callan
Should you inquire of all these, by what way they entered into heaven, they will all with one voice answer: By the way of the cross and tribulation.
From True Christianity by Johann Arndt
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