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preaching cross

preaching cross noun: a cross, sometimes surmounting a pulpit, erected outdoors to designate a preaching place.

Noun

preaching cross (plural preaching crosses)

  1. A cross, sometimes surmounting a pulpit, erected outdoors to designate a preaching place.
    • In the churchyard stands a rare 14th-century preaching cross.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 73

Forms of preaching cross

pluralpreaching crosses

Questions about preaching cross

What does preaching cross mean?
Preaching cross means a cross, sometimes surmounting a pulpit, erected outdoors to designate a preaching place.
What part of speech is preaching cross?
Preaching cross is a noun.
What is the plural of preaching cross?
The plural of preaching cross is preaching crosses.

Words near preaching cross in the dictionary

  1. preachin'
  2. preachiness
  3. preaching
  4. preaching band
  5. preaching bands
  6. preaching cross
  7. preaching crosses
  8. preaching down
  9. preaching friar
  10. preaching friars
  11. preaching in the desert

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