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Definition of fiery cross in English: fiery crossnoun 1A burning wooden cross carried as a symbol by the Ku Klux Klan. Example sentencesExamples - He claimed that a Liberal MP, famous for citing non-existent fiery crosses and phantom white racists, approached and urged him to join the party.
- I'd like to see all our outdoor Church services end with a fiery cross - it's a wonderful image.
- 1.1historical A wooden cross, charred and dipped in blood, used among Scottish clans to summon men to battle.
Example sentencesExamples - He sent out a terrible signal - a fiery cross summoning his Clan Alpine to war.
- Scotland exported the Ku Klux Klan and the fiery cross to the New World.
Definition of fiery cross in US English: fiery crossnoun 1A burning wooden cross used as a symbol by the Ku Klux Klan. Example sentencesExamples - I'd like to see all our outdoor Church services end with a fiery cross - it's a wonderful image.
- He claimed that a Liberal MP, famous for citing non-existent fiery crosses and phantom white racists, approached and urged him to join the party.
- 1.1historical A wooden cross, charred and dipped in blood, used among Scottish clans to summon men to battle.
Example sentencesExamples - Scotland exported the Ku Klux Klan and the fiery cross to the New World.
- He sent out a terrible signal - a fiery cross summoning his Clan Alpine to war.
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