Stations of the Cross
- a series of fourteen crosses, as along the walls of a church, typically placed above representations of the stages of Jesus' final sufferings and of his death and burial, visited in succession as a devotional exercise
- the devotional exercise itself
See Stations of the Cross in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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plural noun Roman Catholic Church - A devotion consisting of prayers and meditations before each of 14 crosses or images set up in a church or along a path commemorating the events of the Passion of Jesus.
- The 14 crosses of this devotion, often accompanied by images or pictures representing the events of the Passion of Jesus.