"on the cross" meaning in English

See on the cross in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on the cross, {{en-prep phrase}} on the cross
  1. dishonestly
    Sense id: en-on_the_cross-en-prep_phrase-Bkcsz1xR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for on the cross meaning in English (0.8kB)

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