noun
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an upright post with a bar across it near the top, on which the ancient Romans fastened convicted persons to die; a cross.
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a representation or figure of a cross, used as a badge, decoration, etc.
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a cross with the figure of the crucified Jesus on it; a representation of a cross, in any of various recognised forms, as a symbol of the crucifixion of Jesus, hence of the Christian; a cross; a crucifix.