ALL meanings of sign of the cross
sign of the cross
S s - noun sign of the cross a movement of the hand to indicate a cross, as from forehead to breast and left shoulder to right or, in the Eastern Orthodox Church, from right shoulder to left. 1
- noun sign of the cross a gesture in which the right hand is moved from the forehead to the breast and from the left shoulder to the right to describe the form of a cross in order to invoke the grace of Christ 0
- noun sign of the cross an outline of a cross (sense 5) cross (sense 5a) made symbolically by a movement of the hand or fingers 0