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Brewer's: Exaltation of the Cross
A feast held in the Roman Catholic Church, on September 14th, to commemorate the restoration of the cross to Calvary in 628. It had been carried away by Khosroes the Persian. Source:…Brewer's: Eleanor Crosses
(See Charing Cross.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Eleatic PhilosophyElder-tree A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y…Brewer's: Nails of the Cross
The nails with which our Lord was fastened to the cross were, in the Middle Ages, objects of great reverence. Sir John Maundeville says, “He had two in his hondes, and two in his feet; and…Cross Country Skiing
Men's Olympic Cross Country SkiingWomen's Olympic Cross Country Skiing Starting with the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, the classical and freestyle (i.e., skating) techniques were designated…Cross-Country Skiing
MenWomen There are two techniques in cross-country: classical (diagonal stride) and freestyle (skating style). The Freestyle Pursuit consists of a classical race (10 km for men, 5 km for…Cross Country Skiing
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(Encyclopedia) International Committee of the Red Cross: see Red Cross.Barton, Clara
(Encyclopedia) Barton, Clara, 1821–1912, American humanitarian, organizer of the American Red Cross, b. North Oxford (now Oxford), Mass. She taught school (1839–54) and clerked in the U.S. Patent…Rosicrucians
(Encyclopedia) RosicruciansRosicruciansrōzĭkr&oomacr;ˈshənz [key], members of an esoteric society or group of societies, who claim that their order has been in existence since the days of ancient…Crux
(Encyclopedia) CruxCruxkr&oobreve;ks [key] [Lat.,=cross], small but brilliant southern constellation whose four most prominent members form a Latin cross, the famous Southern Cross. The long arm…Trending
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