Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

invention of the cross

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables: in-ven-tion of the cross
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The alleged discovery of the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified, by St Helena, mother of the Emperor Constantine, in 326 C.E.

name

The church festival observed on 3 May in commemoration of St Helena's alleged discovery of the so-called True Cross.

Questions

What does invention of the cross mean?: The alleged discovery of the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified, by St Helena, mother of the Emperor Constantine, in 326 C.E.

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