• Descriptions in antiquity of the execution cross, whether by Christians or non-Christians, present the instrument ordinarily used in putting people to...
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    cross (the crux immissa), but also the T-shaped cross (the crux commissa or tau cross), which the descriptions in antiquity of the execution cross indicate...
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    side of the tau's horizontal bar, at U+2CE7 ⳧ COPTIC SYMBOL STAUROS. Chi (letter) Christogram Descriptions in antiquity of the execution cross Early...
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    Christian cross Crucifix Crux simplex Descriptions in antiquity of the execution cross Forked cross Taphos symbol (tau plus phi) Merriam-Webster: tau cross Collins...
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    football club based in the Parow suburb of the city of Cape TownPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback The Victoria Cross – Highest military...
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    Latin cross or crux immissa is a type of cross in which the vertical beam sticks above the crossbeam, giving the cross four arms. Typically the two horizontal...
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    like the word stauros "is a common word study fallacy in some populist literature. In fact, such terminology often referred in antiquity to cross-shaped...
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    Chi Rho (category Articles with short description)
    RO in the Coptic block. The symbol in the middle of the circle, National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Art, Algiers. The symbol at the top of the rock...
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    In heraldry, Saint George's Cross (or the Cross of Saint George) is a red cross on a white background, which from the Late Middle Ages became associated...
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    sun cross, solar cross, or wheel cross is a solar symbol consisting of an equilateral cross inside a circle. The design is frequently found in the symbolism...
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    Stauros (category Cross symbols)
    cross Descriptions in antiquity of the execution cross Instrument of Jesus' crucifixion Staurogram Staurology, or Theology of the Cross Stavros, the modern...
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    heraldic cross variant which developed from earlier forms of eight-pointed crosses in the 16th century. Although chiefly associated with the Knights Hospitaller...
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    alongside Jesus Descriptions in antiquity of the execution cross True Cross Shroud of Turin Sudarium of Oviedo Feast of the Cross Life of Jesus in the New Testament...
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    The Cross of Saint Peter, also known as the Petrine Cross, is an inverted Latin cross traditionally used as a Christian symbol, associated with the martyrdom...
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    cruciger in this manner. Holding the world in one's hand, or, more ominously, under one's foot, has been a symbol since antiquity. To citizens of the Roman...
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    Brigid's cross or Brigit's cross (Irish: Cros Bhríde, Crosóg Bhríde or Bogha Bhríde) is a small variant of the Christian cross often woven from straw...
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    The Jerusalem cross (also known as "five-fold cross", or "cross-and-crosslets" and the "Crusader's cross") is a heraldic cross and Christian cross variant...
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    gruesome method of public execution. A symbol similar to the cross, the staurogram, was used to abbreviate the Greek word for cross in very early New Testament...
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    means in Romanian: impaler. Crux commissa Crux immissa Crux decussata Crucifixion Crucifixion of Jesus Descriptions in antiquity of the execution cross Instrument...
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  • The Russian Orthodox Cross (or just the Orthodox Cross by some Russian Orthodox traditions) is a variation of the Christian cross since the 16th century...
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    A mercat cross is the Scots name for the market cross found frequently in Scottish cities, towns and villages where historically the right to hold a regular...
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    The Christian cross, with or without a figure of Christ included, is the main religious symbol of Christianity. A cross with a figure of Christ affixed...
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    Nordic cross flag is a flag bearing the design of the Nordic or Scandinavian cross, a cross symbol in a rectangular field, with the centre of the cross shifted...
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    A cross whose arms end in arrowheads is called a "cross barby" or "cross barbée" in the traditional terminology of heraldry. In Christian use, the ends...
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    Fellowship – Fellowship of churches based in the UK INRI – Title of Jesus referred to in the New TestamentPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets...
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    The anchored cross, or mariner's cross, is a stylized cross in the shape of an anchor. It is a symbol which is shaped like a plus sign depicted with anchor-like...
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    The Cossack cross (Ukrainian: Козацький хрест, romanized: Kozatskyi khrest) is a type of the Templar cross used by the Ukrainian Ground Forces. It is frequently...
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    The Cross of Lorraine (French: Croix de Lorraine), known as the Cross of Anjou in the 16th century, is a heraldic two-barred cross, consisting of a vertical...
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  • The ringed cross is a class of Christian cross symbols featuring a ring or nimbus. The concept exists in many variants and dates to early in the history...
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    form of headstone to commemorate the dead. In England, King Edward I had memorial crosses, the so-called Eleanor Crosses, erected in memory of his wife...
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