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cross

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Types of crosses cross, widely used symbol. In various forms, it can be found in such diverse cultures as those of ancient India, Egypt, and pre-Columbian North America. It…

Cross, Ben

(Bernard) actorBirthplace: Paddington, EnglandBorn: 12/16/47

Cross, Milton

opera commentatorBirthplace: New York CityBorn: 1897Died: 1975

Brewer's: Cross

The cross is said to have been made of four sorts of wood (palm, cedar, olive, and cypress), to signify the four quarters of the globe. “Ligna crucis palma, cedrus, cupressus,oliva.” We…

Crossing Jordan

NBCMonday 10:00–11:00 p.m.Cast:Jill Hennessy, Ken Howard, Miguel Ferrar Combine Providence, CSI, and Quincy, M.E. and you have Crossing Jordan. Well sort of. The show is less cloying than…

Gideon's Crossing

ABCWednesday 10:00–11:00 p.m. Cast:Andre Braugher, Ruben Blades, Rhona Mitra, Russell Hornsby, Eric Dane, Ravi Kapoor, Sophie Keller, Brian Wiltshire, Jascha Washington, Meagan Gregory Just…

crucifixion

(Encyclopedia) crucifixion, hanging on a cross, in ancient times a method of capital punishment. It was practiced widely in the Middle East but not by the Greeks. The Romans, who may have borrowed it…

Red Cross

(Encyclopedia) Red Cross, international organization concerned with the alleviation of human suffering and the promotion of public health; the world-recognized symbols of mercy and absolute…

Mortimer's Cross

(Encyclopedia) Mortimer's Cross, battlefield, Herefordshire, W England, near Leominster. It was the scene of a battle (Feb. 2, 1461) in the Wars of the Roses (see Roses, Wars of the), which ended…