sign of the cross

1. A gesture of the hand moving over the front of one's body, or over an object, in the shape of a cross made as part of ritual or to invoke divine protection.

   Kreuzzeichen, Bekreuzigung

   кре́стное зна́мениеkréstnoje známenije

   хресне знаменняxresne znamennja, знак хрестаznak xresta

   a gesture with the right hand moving to form a cross; used by Catholics as a profession of faith

1. The priest made the sign of the cross.

   Священник перехрестився. — deniko

   ruСвященник перекрестился. — marafon

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2. He made the sign of the cross over his young daughter.

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3. An addition sign resembles a cross.

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4. The priest made the sign of the cross as the casket was lowered into the ground.

   deDer Priester machte das Zeichen des Kreuzes, als der Sarg in die Erde versenkt wurde. — Manfredo

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