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PAPAL CROSS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does papal cross mean?
• PAPAL CROSS (noun)
The noun PAPAL CROSS has 1 sense:
1. a cross with three crossbars
Familiarity information: PAPAL CROSS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cross with three crossbars
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("papal cross" is a kind of...):
Cross (a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry)
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