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Rosy Cross

Rosy Cross proper noun: rosicrucianism.

Proper noun

the Rosy Cross

  1. Rosicrucianism
    • “The Rosy Cross! Do you speak of that order so often spoken of in history, but never described—the Rosicrucians?” ¶ “Even so,” whispered Paul.1848, George Lippard, Paul Ardenheim, the Monk of Wissahikon, page 355
    • General Hitchcock and Paschal Beverly Randolph were close friends and fellowworkers in the Rosy Cross.1996, “Introduction”, in Paschal Beverly Randolph, Ravalette: The Rosicrucian’s Story

Forms of Rosy Cross

alternative formRose Cross

Origin of Rosy Cross

Calque of the German components of Rosenkreuz or the Latin in Rosicrucian, or metonymy from the rose cross symbol.

Questions about Rosy Cross

What does Rosy Cross mean?
Rosy Cross means rosicrucianism.
What part of speech is Rosy Cross?
Rosy Cross is a proper noun.

Words near Rosy Cross in the dictionary

  1. rosy apple aphid
  2. rosy barb
  3. rosy barbs
  4. rosy boa
  5. rosy boas
  6. Rosy Cross
  7. rosy drop
  8. rosy feather star
  9. rosy feather stars
  10. rosy finch
  11. rosy finches

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