Stations Of The Cross

Definition: Stations Of The Cross

Stations Of The Cross

Noun

1. A representation of the 14 stages in Christ's journey to Calvary.

2. (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of 14 prayers before the 14 stations of the cross.

Commercial Usage: Stations Of The Cross

Domain	Title
Books	Testimony of the Cross: Meditations and Prayers of His Holiness Pope John Paul II for the Stations of the Cross at the Colosseium Good Friday 2000 (reference) (more book examples)
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Specialty Definition: Stations of the Cross

The Stations of the Cross (or Way of the Cross; in Latin, Via Crucis or Via Dolorosa) refers to the depiction of the final days (or Passion) of Jesus Christ, and the Roman Catholic devotion commemorating the Passion.

The Stations themselves are usually a series of 14 pictures or sculptures depicting the following scenes:

Christ is condemned to death
The cross is laid upon him
His first fall
He meets His Blessed Mother
Simon of Cyrene is made to bear the cross
Christ's face is wiped by Veronica
His second fall
He meets the women of Jerusalem
His third fall
He is stripped of His garments
His crucifixion
His death on the cross
His body is taken down from the cross
His body is laid in the tomb

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Photo Album: Stations Of The Cross

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Fourteen stations of the cross / lith. & pub. by J. Baillie, N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Modern Translation: Stations Of The Cross

Language		Translations for "stations of the Cross"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Hungarian		kálvária. (various references)

Manx		turrys ny croshey. (various references)

Pig Latin		ationsstay ofay ethay osscray
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Related Vocabulary: Stations Of The Cross

Expression	Similar	Related	Narrower	Broader
Christianity		Stations of the Cross
Crucifixions		Stations of the Cross
Religion	State & church	Stations of the Cross
Rites & ceremonies		Stations of the Cross
Source: the U.S. Library of Congress and various crossword puzzle references.

Anagrams: Stations Of The Cross

Scrabble® YAWL-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-e-f-h-i-n-o-o-o-r-s-s-s-s-t-t-t"
	-5 letters: soothfastness.
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Stations Of The Cross

Definition: Stations Of The Cross