ankhnoun [ C ]
uk/æŋk//æŋk/a symbol like a cross with a loop (= an oval shape or circle) at the top, used in ancient Egypt to mean "life":
He wore an ankh on a chain around his neck.
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Religious objects
- brass
- chalice
- clerical collar
- crosier
- cross
- crozier
- crucifixion
- crèche
- dog collar
- fetish
- graven image
- hymnal
- kirpan
- Madonna
- relic
- rosary
- stigmata
- totem
- wafer
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