| 单词 | ansata cross |
| 释义 | > as lemmasansata cross More fully ansata cross, cross ansata. = ankh n. Cf. earlier ansate cross at ansate adj., ansated cross at ansated adj. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > symbolizing > [noun] > a symbol > specific symbols > ankh tau1785 crux ansata1841 ankh1861 ansata1868 1868 M. E. C. Walcott Sacred Archæol. 200 It [sc. the shape of a crucifix] appeared as the ansata of Egypt on the coinage of Valentinian I., who died in 375. 1891 S. Kinns Graven in Rock viii. 292 Iris and Horus are each holding the ansata cross or emblem of life. 1918 G. W. Bartlett King Solomon's Goat iii. 16 Serapis, the Egyptian god, is bedecked and bedizened with all the Christian emblems. He holds the crook of the Good Shepherd in one hand and the cross ansata in the other. 1933 S. R. Parchment Astrol. Mundane & Spiritual xx. 399 In their hands they held the Ansata.., the symbol of Venus, which is the symbol of Mars inverted. 1977 J. M. Robinson Nag Hammadi Libr. in Eng. Introd. 17 The ankh hieroglyph of life that became the Christian cross ansata is on the beautifully-tooled cover of Codex II. 2006 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 18 Feb. c7 Ankh: An ancient Egyptian symbol of life. Also known as an Ansata cross, it is a visual representation of a sandal strap. < as lemmas |
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