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crux ansata

crux ansata noun: synonym of ankh.

Noun

crux ansata

  1. Synonym of ankh.
    • The well-known T-shaped cross was in use in pagan lands long before Christianity, as a representation of the male member, and also at the same time of the 'tree' on which the god (Attis or Adonis or Krishna or whoever it might be) was crucified; and the same symbol combined with the oval (or yoni)...1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 183
    • The Egyptian crux ansata, common on Egyptian monuments and other memorials, is considered by some authorities as a triple phallus.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 82
    Synonyms:
    ankh

Synonyms of crux ansata

Origin of crux ansata

Learned borrowing from Latin crux ansāta, from crux (“cross”) + ansātus (“handled; having handles”).

Questions about crux ansata

What does crux ansata mean?
Crux ansata means synonym of ankh.
What part of speech is crux ansata?
Crux ansata is a noun.

Words near crux ansata in the dictionary

  1. Cruveilhier-Baumgarten syndrome
  2. cruves
  3. Cruwys
  4. Cruwys Morchard
  5. crux
  6. crux ansata
  7. crux decussata
  8. crux gammata
  9. crux ordinaria
  10. crux simplex
  11. cruxes

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