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stations of the cross

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stations of the cross

–noun Ecclesiastical.
a series of 14 representations of successive incidents from the Passion of Christ, each with a wooden cross, or a series of wooden crosses alone, set up in a church, or sometimes outdoors, and visited in sequence, for prayer and meditation.
Also, Stations of the Cross.


Origin:
1885–90
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Sta·tions of the Cross   (stā'shənz)
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 of this devotion, often accompanied by images or pictures representing the events of the Passion of Jesus.

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