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orthodox cross

orthodox cross meaning

The Orthodox or Russian cross, distinguished by its three bars: a short upper bar for the inscription placed above Christ's head, the main crossbar, and a slanted lower bar for the footrest. It is the symbol of Eastern Orthodox Christianity — Russian, Greek, Serbian, Ukrainian and more.

Meaning

The Orthodox or Russian cross, distinguished by its three bars: a short upper bar for the inscription placed above Christ's head, the main crossbar, and a slanted lower bar for the footrest. It is the symbol of Eastern Orthodox Christianity — Russian, Greek, Serbian, Ukrainian and more. The slant of the lower bar is the detail that identifies it, and it carries real theological meaning.

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LanguageName
Afrikaansortodokse kruis
አማርኛየኦርቶዶክስ መስቀል
العربيةصليب أرثوزوكس
অসমীয়াঅৰ্থডক্স ক্ৰুছ
azərbaycanortodoks xaçı
башҡортправославие тәреһе
беларускаяправаслаўны крыж
българскиправославен кръст
বাংলাঅর্থডক্স ক্রস
bosanskipravoslavni krst
catalàcreu ortodoxa
ᏣᎳᎩᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᏓᏓᎿᏫᏍᏛ
češtinapravoslavný kříž
чӑваш чӗлхиправослави хӗресӗ
Cymraegcroes uniongred
Deutschorthodoxes Kreuz
dolnoserbšćinaortodoksna kśica
Ελληνικάορθόδοξος σταυρός
Englishorthodox cross
españolcruz ortodoxa
eestiõigeusu rist
euskaragurutze ortodoxoa
فارسیصلیب ارتدوکسی
suomiortodoksiristi
Filipinoorthodox na krus
føroysktortodoksur krossur
françaiscroix orthodoxe
Gaeilgecros ortadocsach
Gàidhligcrois nan Ortodogsach
galegocruz ortodoxa
ગુજરાતીઑર્થોડોક્સ ક્રોસ
Hausakuros na gargajiya
עבריתצלב אורתודוכסי
हिन्दीऑर्थडॉक्स क्रॉस
hrvatskipravoslavni križ
hornjoserbšćinaprawosławny křiž
magyarortodox kereszt
հայերենուղղափառ խաչ
Indonesiasalib ortodoks
íslenskarétttrúnaðarkross
italianocroce ortodossa
日本語八端十字架
Jawasalib ortodoks
ქართულიმართმადიდებლური ჯვარი
қазақ тіліортодоксалдық крест
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)ورتودوكسالدىق كىرەس
ខ្មែរសញ្ញាឈើឆ្កាងបុរាណ
ಕನ್ನಡಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ಕ್ರಾಸ್
한국어전통적인 십자가
कोंकणीसनातनी क्रॉस
кыргызчаортодокс крести
ລາວໄມ້ກາງເຂນໂອທໍດັອກ
lietuviųortodoksų kryžius
latviešupareizticīgo krusts
македонскиправославен крст
മലയാളംഓർത്തഡോക്‌സ് ക്രോസ്
монголортодокс загалмай
मराठीऑर्थोडॉक्स क्रॉस
Melayusalib ortodoks
မြန်မာရှေးရိုးခရစ်ယာန် အသင်းတော် လက်ဝါးကပ်တိုင်
नेपालीअर्थडक्स क्रस
Nederlandsrussisch kruis
norskortodokst kors
ଓଡ଼ିଆଅର୍ଥୋଡକ୍ସ କ୍ରସ୍‌
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਰੂੜ੍ਹੀਬੱਧ ਕਰੌਸ
Naijíriá PíjinỌ́tọ́dọ́ks Krọs
polskikrzyż prawosławny
پښتود ارتودکس صلیب
portuguêscruz ortodoxa
rumantschcrusch ortodoxa
românăcruce ortodoxă
русскийправославный крест
سنڌيآرٿوڊوڪس ڪراس
တႆးမႆႉၶႂႆႇၶႃပေဢူဝ်းတူဝ်​တွၵ်ႉသ်
සිංහලසාධාර්මික කුරුසය
slovenčinapravoslávny kríž
slovenščinapravoslavni križ
Soomaalimactabka diinta asal-raacnimada
shqipkryq ortodoks
српскиправославни крст
srpskipravoslavni krst
svenskaortodoxt kors
Kiswahilimsalaba
தமிழ்ஆர்த்தோடாக்ஸ் சிலுவை
తెలుగుసనాతన క్రాస్
ไทยไม้กางเขนออร์โธดอกซ์
ትግርኛናይ ኦርቶዶክስ መስቀል
türkmen diliprawoslaw haçy
lea fakatongakolosi fakakalisi
TürkçeOrtodoks haçı
українськаправославний хрест
اردوروایتی مذہبی کراس
o‘zbekpravoslav xoch
Tiếng Việtthập giá chính thống giáo
Èdè Yorùbáàgbélèbú àtijó
粵語正統十字架
粤语正统十字架
中文东正教十字架
繁體中文東正教十字架
isiZuluisiphambano senkolo

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What does the orthodox cross emoji (☦️) mean?
The Orthodox or Russian cross, distinguished by its three bars: a short upper bar for the inscription placed above Christ's head, the main crossbar, and a slanted lower bar for the footrest. It is the symbol of Eastern Orthodox Christianity — Russian, Greek, Serbian, Ukrainian and more.
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