The cross upon which Jesus suffered; the cross as the symbol of the Christian faith. Cf. Holy cross, n. 1, holy rood, n.1 1, true Cross at cross, n.…

The rood-tree or cross. (Cf. ‘hanged on a tree,’ Acts v. 30). beam-light: lighted candles placed before the rood. fees of the beam: perquisites of…

The cross on which Jesus died. Cf. beam, n.1 2, cross-tree, n. 2. Also figurative.

The cross on which Christ was crucified, the holy rood. archaic and poetic.

= cross, n., in its various early senses: the holy cross, or a representation or figure of it; the sign of the cross; a heraldic cross; the cross…

The cross upon which Jesus suffered; = rood, n. 3. Chiefly with the. Cf. Holy cross, n. 1. Now archaic.

spec. The particular wooden structure on which Jesus Christ suffered death, believed to have consisted of an upright post, with a horizontal…

The cross upon which Jesus Christ suffered death (see cross, n. 2 and note). Hence in derived senses (cf. 3, 8, and 9).

Applied to the Cross. Obsolete.

a cross pattée.