# sign of the cross

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
A calque translation of Latin signum crucis.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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