Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

christian cross

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables: chris-tian cross
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of Latin cross (“a cross consisting of a vertical bar intersected by a shorter horizontal one above its midpoint”).

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: Any of the various crosses that represent Christianity or an aspect thereof.

Etymology

From Christian + cross.

Inflected Forms

Christian crosses (plural)

Synonyms

Latin cross

Questions

What does christian cross mean?: Synonym of Latin cross (“a cross consisting of a vertical bar intersected by a shorter horizontal one above its midpoint”).
Where does christian cross come from?: From Christian + cross.

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