stations of the cross

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Definitions of stations of the cross words

noun plural stations of the cross a series of 14 crosses, often accompanied by 14 pictures or carvings, arranged in order around the walls of a church, to commemorate 14 supposed stages in Christ's journey to Calvary 0
noun plural stations of the cross a devotion consisting of 14 prayers relating to each of these stages 0
noun stations of the cross a series of fourteen crosses, as along the walls of a church, typically placed above representations of the stages of Jesus' final sufferings and of his death and burial, visited in succession as a devotional exercise 0
noun stations of the cross the devotional exercise itself 0

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

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