A cross with a shorter horizontal bar intersecting a longer vertical bar above the midpoint.
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A plain, right-angled cross having the vertical bar longer.
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A cross consisting of a verticalbar intersected by a shorter horizontal one above its midpoint; the form of the Christian cross: ✝
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Latin-cross Sentence Examples
Some writers suppose that the original church was in the form of a Latin cross and belonged to the 8th century.
The tablet belonging to this temple has excited, controversy, because the design contains a representation of a Latin cross.
St. Patrick drew a Christian Latin cross through a Druid circle symbol for the sun, blessing it and explaining Christianity to them in terms they understood through a familiar symbol.
On the lower left side of her midsection, she has a tilted Latin cross.
Many first time tattoo enthusiasts choose an extremely simple Latin cross design.