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patriarchal cross

patriarchal cross noun: a variant of the Latin cross similar to the cross of Lorraine, first used in the Byzantine Empire.

patriarchal cross: a variant of the Latin cross similar to the cross of Lorraine, first used in the Byzantine Empire
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Noun

patriarchal cross (plural patriarchal crosses)

  1. A variant of the Latin cross similar to the cross of Lorraine, first used in the Byzantine Empire.

Forms of patriarchal cross

pluralpatriarchal crosses

Questions about patriarchal cross

What does patriarchal cross mean?
Patriarchal cross means a variant of the Latin cross similar to the cross of Lorraine, first used in the Byzantine Empire.
What part of speech is patriarchal cross?
Patriarchal cross is a noun.
What is the plural of patriarchal cross?
The plural of patriarchal cross is patriarchal crosses.

Words near patriarchal cross in the dictionary

  1. patrials
  2. patriarch
  3. patriarchal
  4. patriarchal church
  5. patriarchal churches
  6. patriarchal cross
  7. patriarchal crosses
  8. patriarchalism
  9. patriarchalisms
  10. patriarchalist
  11. patriarchalistic

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