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cross bearers

cross bearers is the plural of cross bearer.

Meaning of cross bearer

Noun

cross bearer (plural cross bearers)

  1. A person who carries a cross in a Christian religious procession.
    • He was at the head of a splendid train of religious, civil and military men, mingled together, or, as the old ballad maker expresses it,
      "With many a cross bearer before,
      And many a spear behind."1823, Sir Walter Scott, chapter 18, in Quentin Durward
    Synonyms:
    crucifer

Questions about cross bearers

What is cross bearers the plural of?
Cross bearers is the plural of cross bearer.

Words near cross bearers in the dictionary

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  9. cross bike
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