"True Cross" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the True Cross [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=True Cross}} the True Cross
  1. (Christianity) The cross on which Christ was crucified, particularly considered as a relic. Wikipedia link: True Cross Categories (topical): Christianity, Crosses Synonyms: Cross, Holy Rood Related terms: Veracruz Translations (cross on which Christ was crucified): Kreuz [neuter] (German), Heiliges Kreuz [neuter] (German), Kreuz Christi [neuter] (German), Τίμιος Σταυρός (Tímios Stavrós) [masculine] (Greek), τίμιο ξύλο (tímio xýlo) [neuter] (Greek), Cruz [feminine] (Portuguese), madeiro [masculine] (Portuguese), И́стинный Крест (Ístinnyj Krest) [masculine] (Russian), Животворя́щий Крест (Životvorjáščij Krest) [masculine] (Russian), Крест Госпо́день (Krest Gospódenʹ) [masculine] (Russian), Vera Cruz [feminine] (Spanish), korset [neuter] (Swedish), det sanna korset [neuter] (Swedish)

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