stations of the cross

Definition of Stations Of The Cross in English :

Noun

1. stations, stations of the cross

(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary

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Stations Of The Cross

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plural noun Roman Catholic Church

1.

a series of 14 crosses, often accompanied by 14 pictures or carvings, arranged in order around the walls of a church, to commemorate 14 supposed stages in Christ's journey to Calvary

2.

a devotion consisting of 14 prayers relating to each of these stages

Stations Of The Cross

see synonyms of stations of the cross

1.

a series of fourteen crosses, as along the walls of a church, typically placed above representations of the stages of Jesus' final sufferings and of his death and burial, visited in succession as a devotional exercise

2.

the devotional exercise itself

Stations Of The Cross

see synonyms of stations of the cross

pl.n.
Roman Catholic Church

1. A devotion consisting of prayers and meditations before each of 14 crosses or images set up in a church or along a path commemorating the events of the Passion of Jesus.

2. The 14 crosses or images of this devotion.

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