SAINT ANDREW'S CROSS

Meaning of SAINT ANDREW'S CROSS in English

[Saint An.drew's cross] n [St. Andrew d. ab a.d. 60, apostle who, according to tradition, was crucified on a cross of this type] (1615): a figure of a cross that has the form of two intersecting oblique bars--see cross illustration

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SAINT ANDREW'S CROSS — noun Etymology: Saint Andrew died about A.D. 60, apostle who, according to tradition, was crucified on a cross of this …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SAINT-ANDREW'S-CROSS — (|) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun Usage: usually capitalized S&A Etymology: St. Andrew's cross : a No. American and West Indian woody plant ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAINT ANDREW'S CROSS — noun Usage: usually capitalized S&A Etymology: so called from the tradition that St. Andrew was crucified on a cross of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAINT ANDREW'S CROSS — an X-shaped cross. See illus. under cross .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAINT ANDREW'S CROSS — noun Etymology: Saint Andrew died about A.D. 60, apostle who, according to tradition, was crucified on a cross of this …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAINT ANDREW'S CROSS — Pronunciation: - ' an- ˌ drüz- Function: noun Etymology: Saint Andrew † about A.D. 60, apostle who, according to tradition, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SAINT-ANDREW'S-CROSS — (Ascyrum hypericoides), plant, of the family Hypericaceae, native to southeastern North America and Central America, sometimes cultivated for its four-petaled …
Britannica English vocabulary
SAINT-ANDREW'S-CROSS — бот. асцирум зверобойновидный (Ascyrum hypericoides)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SAINT-ANDREW'S-CROSS — бот. асцирум зверобойновидный ( Ascyrum hypericoides )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SAINT-ANDREW'S CROSS — перекрёстные связи
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
SAINT — Saint James: One of the 12 apostles, he was a member of the inner circle of Jesus Christs disciples. He …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
ANDREW — Andrew, Saint :Apostle and saint. One of the twelve apostles, he preached the Gospel in Scythia and was crucified in …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
SAINT
Английский словарь Британика
CROSS — I Principal symbol of Christianity , recalling the crucifixion of Jesus . There are four basic iconogaphic representations: the crux …
Английский словарь Британика
ANDREW — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Andrew II Andrew Saint Borden Lizzie Andrew Carnegie Andrew Dalhousie James Andrew Broun Ramsay …
Английский словарь Британика
SAINT — I. ˈsānt, when a name follows (|)sānt or sə̇nt, when a name follows that begins with a consonant chiefly Brit …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CROSS — I. ˈkrȯs also ˈkräs noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English cros, crosse, from Old English cros, from Old Norse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAINT — (v. i.) To act or live as a saint.
Английский словарь Webster
SAINT — (v. t.) To make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical act, as of the pope; …
Английский словарь Webster
SAINT — ( v. t. ) To make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical act, as of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAINT — ( v. i. ) To act or live as a saint.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAINT — — saintless , adj. /saynt/ , n. 1. any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CROSS — — crossable , adj. — crossability , n. /kraws, kros/ , n., v., adj., crosser, crossest . n. 1. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ANDREW — /an"drooh/ , n. 1. one of the 12 apostles of Jesus. Mark 3:18; John 1:40-42. 2. a male given name: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAINT — v. recognize as a saint; canonize, add to the list of saints officially recognized by the Christian Church
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ANDREW — n. male first name; rare female first name; family name; one of the 12 apostles of Jesus; city in Iowa …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SAINT — I. ˈsānt, before a name (ˌ)sānt or sənt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French seint, saint, from Late Latin sanctus, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CROSS — I. ˈkrȯs noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Old Norse or Old Irish; Old Norse kross, from Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAINT — noun one canonized by the church. 2. saint ·vi to act or live as a saint. 3. saint ·noun one …
Webster English vocab
CROSS
Webster English vocab
SAINT — [saint] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. LL sanctus, fr. L, sacred, fr. pp. of sancire to make sacred--more at sacred] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CROSS — [cross] n [ME, fr. OE, fr. ON or OIr; ON kross, fr. OIr cros, fr. L cruc-, crux] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SAINT — a person believed to be connected in a special manner with what is viewed as sacred reality, such as God, …
Britannica English vocabulary
CROSS — the principal symbol of the Christian religion, recalling the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the redeeming benefits of his Passion …
Britannica English vocabulary
SAINT : — as a title with a personal name, see under personal name (e.g., Cyprian, Saint). As a part of a place-name …
Britannica English vocabulary
SAINT — saint, Saint strong form BrE AmE seɪnt , weak form s ə n t —but in French names sæ̃ —French …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ANDREW — Andrew BrE AmE ˈændr uː
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SAINT — / seɪnt; NAmE ; or, in British use before names, snt/ noun 1. ( abbr. S , St ) a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CROSS — / krɒs; NAmE krɔːs/ noun , verb , adjective ■ noun MARK ON PAPER 1. [ C ] a mark …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAINT — saint /seɪnt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Late Latin sanctus , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CROSS — I. cross 1 S2 W2 /krɒs $ krɒːs/ BrE AmE verb 1 . GO FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER [intransitive …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ANDREW — I. An ‧ drew, Prince /ˈændruː/ BrE AmE (1960–) the third child of the British queen, Elizabeth II. His official …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SAINT — n. & v. --n. (abbr. St or S; pl. Sts or SS) 1 a holy or (in some Churches) a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CROSS — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SAINT — n. & v. n. (abbr. St or S; pl. Sts or SS) 1 a holy or (in some Churches) a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CROSS — n., v., & adj. n. 1 an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SAINT — n. & v. --n. (abbr. St or S; pl. Sts or SS) 1. a holy or (in some Churches) a …
Oxford English vocab
CROSS — n., v., & adj. --n. 1. an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
CROSS — I. VERB AND NOUN USES /krɒs, AM krɔ:s/ ( crosses, crossing, crossed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAINT — The title is usually pronounced /sənt/. ( saints) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAINT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES patron saint ▪ St. Christopher, the patron saint of travellers saint's day the patience of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CROSS — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a border crossing (= a place where you cross a border ) ▪ There …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SAINT — abbreviation St [noun] [C] - (the title given to) a person who has received an official honour from the Christian, …
Cambridge English vocab
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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CROSS — n. Cross River cross section cross country running cross country skiing cross fertilization thread cross John of the Cross Saint …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ANDREW — n. Andrew II Andrew Saint Borden Lizzie Andrew Carnegie Andrew Dalhousie James Andrew Broun Ramsay marquess of Dorsey Thomas Andrew …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ANDREW — n. Hungarian Endre born 1175 died Oct. 26, 1235 King of Hungary (120535). His reign was marked by controversy with …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SAINT — A piece of spoilt timber in a coach-maker's shop, like a saint, devoted to the flames. SAINT GEOFFREY'S DAY. Never, …
Slang English vocab
ANDREW — Classification: County Located in: Missouri (MO) Total Population (2000): 16492 Total Housing Units (2000): 6662 Land Area (square meters): 1127118980 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
ANDREW — Classification: City Located in: Iowa (IA) Total Population (2000): 460 Total Housing Units (2000): 169 Land Area (square meters): 681603 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
SAINT — n. 25B6; noun . See list. hagio-. Saints and Their Feast Days Agatha 5 February Agnes of Bohemia 2 March …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CROSS — n. 25B6; noun a bronze cross : CRUCIFIX, rood. we all have our crosses to bear : BURDEN, trouble, worry, …
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