单词 | sign of the cross |
释义 | sign of the cross (once / 4004 pages) n WORD FAMILY sign of the cross: signs of the cross USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s a movie in the shape of a question mark, which may be the truest sign of the cross. Time(Dec 22, 2016) When we had made the sign of the cross and gotten down on our knees, around the table, someone knocked on the door. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003) He hosed me over in a sign of the cross pattern. New York Times(Nov 23, 2016) n a gesture with the right hand moving to form a cross; used by Catholics as a profession of faith Hyper gesture, motion the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals |
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