Rosy Crossn.

Brit.

/ˌrəʊzɪ ˈkrɒs/, U.S.

/ˌroʊzi ˈkrɔs/,

/ˌroʊzi ˈkrɑs/

Forms: see rosy adj. and n. and cross n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: rosy adj., cross n.

Etymology: < rosy adj. + cross n., after either post-classical Latin roseae crucis or rosae crucis ‘of the rose cross’ (see Rosicrucian n. and adj.) or German Rosenkreuz (see Rosicrucian n. and adj.). Compare rose cross adj. at rose n.¹ and adj.¹ Compounds 2a.

An equal-armed cross with a rose at its centre, the emblem of the Rosicrucians (and subsequently also of various other related organizations). Chiefly with the, in names or descriptions of the society or its attributes. Cf. rose cross adj. at rose n.¹ and adj.¹ Compounds 2a, Rosicrucian n.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > insignia > [noun] > specific emblems, badges, or cognizances > others

cocklestone1591

Rosy Cross1621

toison d'or1704

greyhound1747

foul anchor1754

red cross1866

Geneva cross1870

Tammany tiger1871

fasces1889

waist-plate1902

blue star1917

gold star1917

red ribbon1990

1621 G. Wither Motto (new ed.) sig. C8^v Nor would I giue a rotten Chip, that I Were of the Rosie-Crosse, Fraternity.

1631 B. Jonson Staple of Newes iii. ii. 100, in Wks. II The Art..Is by the Brotherhood of the Rosie Crosse, Produc'd vnto perfection.

1664 S. Butler Hudibras: Second Pt. ii. iii. 178 As for the Rosie-cross Philosophers, Whom you will have to be but Sorcerers.

1731 E. Thomas Pylades & Corinna xvi As for the Captains Intrepidity..it was a sure Sign that he would one Day become an Ornament to the Holy Doctrine of the Rosy-Cross.

?1780 W. Hurd New Universal Hist. Relig. Rites 699/2 They were to remain in a state of celibacy, and to make themselves known to the world by no other name than the Enlightened of the Rosy-Cross.

1821 W. Scott Kenilworth II. vi. 167 Thou hast gulled the whole brotherhood of the Rosy Cross.

1891 (title) The mystery of the rosie cross.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 19 May 4/2 I once knew a follower of the Rosy Cross, an illuminate member.

1959 Amer. Hist. Rev. 64 624 A century we have been so prone to praise as an age of reason..was also, and perhaps more typically, the century of its Rosy Cross.

1999 F. Wynne tr. M. Houellebecq Atomised (2001) 137 According to him, inspired by the work of the alchemists, the fellowship of the Rosy Cross had been founded in Germany, but was intricately linked to Rhenan mysticism.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rosy cross
释义	Rosy Crossn. Brit. /ˌrəʊzɪ ˈkrɒs/, U.S. /ˌroʊzi ˈkrɔs/, /ˌroʊzi ˈkrɑs/ Forms: see rosy adj. and n. and cross n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: rosy adj., cross n. Etymology: < rosy adj. + cross n., after either post-classical Latin roseae crucis or rosae crucis ‘of the rose cross’ (see Rosicrucian n. and adj.) or German Rosenkreuz (see Rosicrucian n. and adj.). Compare rose cross adj. at rose n.¹ and adj.¹ Compounds 2a. An equal-armed cross with a rose at its centre, the emblem of the Rosicrucians (and subsequently also of various other related organizations). Chiefly with the, in names or descriptions of the society or its attributes. Cf. rose cross adj. at rose n.¹ and adj.¹ Compounds 2a, Rosicrucian n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > [noun] > specific emblems, badges, or cognizances > others cocklestone1591 Rosy Cross1621 toison d'or1704 greyhound1747 foul anchor1754 red cross1866 Geneva cross1870 Tammany tiger1871 fasces1889 waist-plate1902 blue star1917 gold star1917 red ribbon1990 1621 G. Wither Motto (new ed.) sig. C8^v Nor would I giue a rotten Chip, that I Were of the Rosie-Crosse, Fraternity. 1631 B. Jonson Staple of Newes iii. ii. 100, in Wks. II The Art..Is by the Brotherhood of the Rosie Crosse, Produc'd vnto perfection. 1664 S. Butler Hudibras: Second Pt. ii. iii. 178 As for the Rosie-cross Philosophers, Whom you will have to be but Sorcerers. 1731 E. Thomas Pylades & Corinna xvi As for the Captains Intrepidity..it was a sure Sign that he would one Day become an Ornament to the Holy Doctrine of the Rosy-Cross. ?1780 W. Hurd New Universal Hist. Relig. Rites 699/2 They were to remain in a state of celibacy, and to make themselves known to the world by no other name than the Enlightened of the Rosy-Cross. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth II. vi. 167 Thou hast gulled the whole brotherhood of the Rosy Cross. 1891 (title) The mystery of the rosie cross. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 19 May 4/2 I once knew a follower of the Rosy Cross, an illuminate member. 1959 Amer. Hist. Rev. 64 624 A century we have been so prone to praise as an age of reason..was also, and perhaps more typically, the century of its Rosy Cross. 1999 F. Wynne tr. M. Houellebecq Atomised (2001) 137 According to him, inspired by the work of the alchemists, the fellowship of the Rosy Cross had been founded in Germany, but was intricately linked to Rhenan mysticism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1621
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