- A
Latin cross or crux
immissa is a type of
cross in
which the
vertical beam
sticks above the crossbeam,
giving the
cross four arms.
Typically the two horizontal...
- (
Latin for "body"). The term Gr****
cross designates a
cross with arms of
equal length, as in a plus sign,
while the
Latin cross designates a
cross with...
- and horizontally. A
cross of
oblique lines, in the
shape of the
Latin letter X, is
termed a
saltire in
heraldic terminology. The
cross has been
widely recognized...
- The
Cross of
Saint Peter, also
known as the
Petrine Cross, is an
inverted Latin cross traditionally used as a
Christian symbol, ****ociated with the martyrdom...
-
inverted Latin cross has also been
adopted in anti-Christian and
Satanic symbolism to
signify opposition to Christianity. The
inverted cross is traditionally...
-
Western languages. The
basic forms of the
cross are the
Latin cross with
unequal arms and the Gr****
cross with
equal arms;
there are
numerous variants...
-
Jerusalem cross (also
known as "five-fold
Cross", or "
cross-and-crosslets" and the "Crusader's
cross") is a
heraldic cross and
Christian cross variant consisting...
-
Heraldic crosses are
inherited in
modern iconographic traditions and are used in
numerous national flags. The
Christian cross emblem (
Latin cross or Gr****...
-
Latin (lingua
Latina or Latinum) is a
classical language belonging to the
Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.
Latin was
originally spoken by...
-
through the 12th centuries. A
staple of
Insular art, the
Celtic cross is
essentially a
Latin cross with a
nimbus surrounding the
intersection of the arms and...
