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SIGN OF THE CROSS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gesture with the right hand moving to form a cross; used by Catholics as a profession of faith
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("sign of the cross" is a kind of...):
gesture; motion (the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals)