Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Shaped like a cross; cruciate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Cross-shaped; cruciate; disposed in the form of a cross: as, in anatomy, the cruciform ligament of the atlas.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Cross-shaped; (Bot.) having four parts arranged in the form of a cross.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having the shape of a
cross .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective shaped like a cross
Etymologies
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Examples
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The hermetically sealed compartment had the equipment mounted in cruciform bays, with the chemical batteries protecting the radio and guidance equipment mounted at the centre.
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In the artistic monuments the so-called cruciform nimbus around Our
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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In recent times Strzygowski has maintained that both views are incorrect, and that the extended sanctuary, or in other words the cruciform church, was already common in the early
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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Inside the circle, between the central stone and the east side of the ring, is what is described as a cruciform grave with three cells under a low tumulus.
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I especially like the bit about being "cruciform" and asking "how are we to be clothed in God's mercy here?"
Ever ancient, ever new...arguments: Part II Mike L 2007
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I especially like the bit about being "cruciform" and asking "how are we to be clothed in God's mercy here?"
Archive 2007-11-01 Mike L 2007
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There is Father Lenar Hoyt, whose story is The Priest’s Tale, about the Catholic world and existence of the parasite known as the cruciform which can reincarnate life.
“Hyperion” by Dan Simmons (Doubleday, 1989) « The BookBanter Blog 2010
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There is Father Lenar Hoyt, whose story is The Priest’s Tale, about the Catholic world and existence of the parasite known as the cruciform which can reincarnate life.
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Porcine circovirus replication probably involves a "melting pot" rather than "cruciform" rolling-circle mechanism.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Daniel Dory Florence Faurez 2009
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The cruciform reassurance of what Ginny's body was saying, what Low couldn't yet see.
Oh, Cardinal Directions! christopher cocca 2011
mollusque commented on the word cruciform
Citation at tsoureki.
August 6, 2008
bilby commented on the word cruciform
"It's late afternoon, we've had tea, we go and visit the Duomo; this was an interesting vaulted shopping Arcade, high enough for pigeons to fly within it. It's cruciform in shape; after four hours walking around, so were we."
- Spike Milligan, 'Mussolini: My Part In His Downfall'.
April 25, 2009