Definition of Greek cross. Meaning of Greek cross. Synonyms of Greek cross

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Definition of Greek cross

Greek cross
Greek Greek, a. [AS. grec, L. Graecus, Gr. ?: cf. F. grec. Cf. Grecian.] Of or pertaining to Greece or the Greeks; Grecian. Greek calends. See under Calends. Greek Church (Eccl. Hist.), the Eastern Church; that part of Christendom which separated from the Roman or Western Church in the ninth century. It comprises the great bulk of the Christian population of Russia (of which this is the established church), Greece, Moldavia, and Wallachia. The Greek Church is governed by patriarchs and is called also the Byzantine Church. Greek cross. See Illust. (10) Of Cross. Greek Empire. See Byzantine Empire. Greek fire, a combustible composition which burns under water, the constituents of which are supposed to be asphalt, with niter and sulphur. --Ure. Greek rose, the flower campion.

Meaning of Greek cross from wikipedia

- "body"). The term Gr**** cross designates a cross with arms of equal length, as in a plus sign, while the Latin cross designates a cross with an elongated...
- Church, this [cross] is found also in the Gr**** and Serbian Orthodox churches" and is also used by Eastern Rite Catholic Churches. This cross is also found...
- variant consisting of a large cross potent surrounded by four smaller Gr**** crosses, one in each quadrant. It was used as the emblem and coat of arms of...
- executions. The Gr**** word is used in descriptions in antiquity of the execution cross, which indicate that its normal shape was similar to the Gr**** letter tau...
- western languages). The basic forms of the cross are the Latin cross with unequal arms and the Gr**** cross with equal arms, besides numerous variants...
- The War Cross (Gr****: Πολεμικός Σταυρός) is a military decoration of Greece, awarded for heroism in wartime to both Gr****s and foreign allies. There have...
- The national flag of Greece, po****rly referred to as the "turquoise and white one" (Gr****: Γαλανόλευκη, Galanólefki) or the "azure and white" (Κυανόλευκη...
- The Cross of Valour (Gr****: Αριστείον Ανδρείας, Aristeion Andreias, lit. "Gallantry/Bravery Award") is the second highest (and until 1974 the highest)...
- Christianity. This blessing is made by the tracing of an upright cross or Gr**** cross across the body with the right hand, often accompanied by spoken...
- ****enic College Holy Cross Gr**** Orthodox School of Theology (HCHC) is an Orthodox Christian liberal arts college and seminary in Brookline, M****achusetts...