英语词汇“sign of the cross”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	sign of the cross
释义	sign of the cross in British English noun mainly Roman Catholic Church a gesture in which the right hand is moved from the forehead to the breast and from the left shoulder to the right to describe the form of a cross in order to invoke the grace of Christ sign of the cross in American English an outline of a cross (sense 5) cross (sense 5a) made symbolically by a movement of the hand or fingers Examples of 'sign of the cross' in a sentence sign of the cross By the time I had received her into the Church and made the sign of the cross on her forehead, I felt exhausted. Secombe, Fred GOODBYE CURATE (2001) People murmured among themselves; a few surreptitiously made the sign of the cross. Penman, Sharon HERE BE DRAGONS (2001) Standing over Mike's slumped body she turned to the shadowy figure before her and raising her hand she made the sign of the cross. Barbara Erskine HIDING FROM THE LIGHT (2001) With trembling fingers Tatiana made the sign of the cross and closed the door. Paullina Simons THE BRONZE HORSEMAN (2001)
随便看	subclinical subclinically subcluster subcode subcollection subcollege subcollegiate subcolony subcommission subcommissioner subcommittee subcommunity subcompact subcomponent subconscious subconsciously subconsciousness subconsul subcontiguous subcontinent subcontinental subcontinuous subcontract subcontracting subcontractor

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sign of the cross in British English