Celtic cross

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Celtic cross

A Latin cross with a circle superimposed on its center.

Celtic cross

(Ecclesiastical Terms) a Latin cross with a broad ring surrounding the point of intersection

Celt′ic cross′

a cross shaped like a Latin cross and having a ring that intersects each segment of the shaft and crossbar at a point equidistant from their junction.

[1870–75]

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Celtic cross - a Latin cross with a ring surrounding the intersection

Cross - a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry

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Central AC duo Aidan Thompson and Kate Gallagher were in top form at the Celtic Cross Challenge in Antrim on Saturday.

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You would be loving to be going back with a Celtic cross in your back pocket obviously.

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The clearly organized "Instant Tarot" text interprets every card in each of the eleven meaning-specific positions of the Celtic cross spread.

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SJK (Finland) - This would see Celtic cross swords with ex-Motherwell midfielder Simo Valakari, who enhanced his burgeoning managerial reputation by guiding the Finnish minnows to a first league title in their history.

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Newbrough War Memorial It takes the form of an Aberdeen granite Celtic cross on local Prudham freestone base, with copper and bronze plaques, and stands on the north side of Stanegate.

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The Lump project, involved the landscaping of an area of waste ground at the top of Callan street, into a garden area comprising a heritage mural and a new Celtic Cross.

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30am, followed at 11am by wreath-laying at the college''s Celtic cross war memorial.

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The title of an album by his favourite band Stereophonics is inked into his right arm, which also bears wife Coleen's name and a Celtic cross, the Daily Star reported.

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The badge, too, was going, the current design to be ditched in favour of the black and gold Celtic cross.

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He has a tattoo of a Celtic cross on his left wrist and a tribal marking on his right wrist.

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Seventeen-year-old Sarah Livett (Menai) finished third in the Welsh schools' competition which was incorporated in the Cardiff Cross Challenge and as a result has been named in the Welsh under-20s' team for the Celtic Cross championship in Dublin on February 6.