sign of the cross

English

Etymology

A calque translation of Latin signum crucis.

Noun

sign of the cross (plural signs of the cross)

(Christianity) A gesture of the hand moving over the front of one's body in the shape of a cross made as part of ritual or to invoke divine protection.

Usage notes

Sometimes capitalized.

Related terms

cross oneself

Translations

gesture

Czech: křížování n, znamení kříže n
Danish: korsets tegn n
Dutch: kruisteken (nl) n
Finnish: ristinmerkki (fi)
French: signe de croix (fr) m
German: Kreuzzeichen n; Bekreuzigung f
Greek: σταυρός (el) m (stavrós)
Hungarian: keresztvetés
Ido: krucosigno (io)
Irish: comhartha na croise m, fíor na croise f

Italian: segno della croce m
Latin: signum crucis n
Norwegian:
Bokmål: korstegnet n
Polish: znak krzyża m inan
Portuguese: sinal da cruz m
Spanish: santiguamiento m, señal de la cruz m
Swahili: ishara ya msalaba
Swedish: korstecken n
Tagalog: antanda (tl)

Further reading

Sign of the Cross on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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