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Webster 1913 Edition
Holy cross
Ho′ly cross′
(?; 115)
. The cross as the symbol of Christ’s crucifixion.
Congregation of the Holy Cross
(R. C. Ch.)
, a community of lay brothers and priests, in France and the United States, engaged chiefly in teaching and manual Labor. Originally called
Brethren of St. Joseph
. The Sisters of the Holy Cross engage in similar work. Addis & Arnold.
– Holy-cross day
, the fourteenth of September, observed as a church festival, in memory of the exaltation of our Savior's cross.