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    Making the sign of the cross (Latin: signum crucis), or blessing oneself or crossing oneself, is a ritual blessing made by members of some branches of Christianity...
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  • The Sign of the Cross is a 1932 American pre-Code epic film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and released by Paramount Pictures. Based on the...
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    c. 1200, first in the sense "to make the sign of the cross"; the generic meaning "to intersect" develops in the 15th century. The Latin word was influenced...
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  • The sign of the cross is a ritual hand motion used by some Christians. Sign of the Cross may also refer to: The Sign of the Cross (play), an 1895 play...
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  • "Lord of the Flies" is based on the William Golding novel of the same name. "Sign of the Cross" is based on the Umberto Eco's novel The Name of the Rose...
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    often make the Sign of the Cross upon themselves. This was already a common Christian practice in the time of Tertullian. The Feast of the Cross is an important...
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  • The Sign of the Cross is an 1895 four-act historical tragedy, by Wilson Barrett and popular for several decades. Barrett said its Christian theme was...
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    which is dedicated to the passion of Christ and the crucifixion, these feast days celebrate the cross itself, as the sign of salvation. In Western Catholicism...
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    The tau cross is a T-shaped cross, sometimes with all three ends of the cross expanded. It is called a “tau cross” because it is shaped like the Greek...
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  • {\text{Cross elasticity of demand}}={\frac {\%{\text{ change in quantity demanded of good A}}}{\%{\text{ change in price of good B}}}}} The sign of the cross...
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  • Sign of the Cross is the second novel by New York Times bestselling author Chris Kuzneski. First published in October 2006 by Penguin Group (USA), the...
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    The Sign of the Cross is a 1914 American drama silent film directed by Frederick A. Thomson based on the 1895 play by Wilson Barrett. The film stars William...
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  • The Sign of the Cross: Travels in Catholic Europe is a non-fiction book published in 1994 by Irish writer Colm Tóibín. In the book, Tóibín describes successive...
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    to him that he should use the sign of the cross against his enemies. Eusebius then continues to describe the Labarum, the military standard used by Constantine...
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    Sign languages (also known as signed languages) are languages that use the visual-manual modality to convey meaning, instead of spoken words. Sign languages...
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  • cites "The Sign of the Southern Cross" as his favourite Mob Rules track because "it gave me a chance to experiment with some bass effects". The album was...
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  • indication of blessings rather than kisses, perhaps evoking the Christian sign of the cross.): §6  Nothing more is known about the origins of x and o meaning...
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    structure of the Rosary prayer, recited using the rosary beads, is as follows: The Rosary is begun on the short strand: The Sign of the Cross (sometimes...
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    parts of the body are used to make the sign of the cross. Spontaneous prayer in Christianity, often done in private settings, follows the basic form of adoration...
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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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    and others make the sign of the cross while reciting the formula. These words are quoted from a command of the risen Jesus in the Great Commission:...
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    The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes), or simply the Knight's Cross (Ritterkreuz), and its variants, were the...
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  • Sign o' the Times (often stylized as Sign "☮︎" the Times) is the ninth studio album by the American singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist...
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    Old Believers (category History of the Russian Orthodox Church)
    Sign of the Cross, while New Ritualists use the Sign of the Cross as a Trinitarian symbol. This makes for a significant difference between the two branches...
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    The dollar sign, also known as peso sign, is a currency symbol consisting of a capital ⟨S⟩ crossed with one or two vertical strokes ($ or depending on...
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    When the bishop of the diocese officiates he uses mitre and crosier in the procession to the altar, and makes the sign of the cross over the people...
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    the Latin cruci fixus meaning '(one) fixed to a cross') is a cross with an image of Jesus on it, as distinct from a bare cross. The representation of...
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    gesture, is used by the Christian clergy to perform blessings with the sign of the cross; however Christians keep the thumb raised — the three raised fingers...
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  • Cross My Heart may refer to: Sign of the cross, a Christian ritual blessing that gave rise to the oath "cross my heart and hope to die" Cross My Heart...
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    begins. The first part is the Mass of the Catechumens. The sequence of Prayers at the foot of the altar is: Sign of the cross The priest, after processing...
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