cross oneself

verb

To make the sign of the cross.

Similar
bless oneself
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Meanings

verbcross oneself (third-person singular simple present crosses oneself, present participle crossing oneself, simple past and past participle crossed oneself)

present singular third person crosses oneself · participle present crossing oneself · participle past crossed oneself · past crossed oneself

  1. ChristianityTo make the sign of the cross.

    Synonyms: bless oneself

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make the sign of the cross.

Similar
bless oneself
Also see
bless oneself

Translations

Arabic صَلَّبَ
  • صَلَّبَ (ṣallaba)make the sign of the cross
Finnish tehdä ristinmerkki
  • tehdä ristinmerkkimake the sign of the cross
French se signer
  • se signermake the sign of the cross
German sich bekreuzigen, ein Kreuz schlagen
  • sich bekreuzigenmake the sign of the cross
  • ein Kreuz schlagenmake the sign of the cross
  • das heilige Kreuzzeichen machenmake the sign of the cross
Greek κάνω τον σταυρό μου
  • κάνω τον σταυρό μου (káno ton stavró mou)make the sign of the cross
Hungarian keresztet vet
  • keresztet vetmake the sign of the cross
Irish coisric thú féin
  • coisric thú féinmake the sign of the cross
Italian segnarsi, farsi il segno della croce
  • segnarsimake the sign of the cross
  • farsi il segno della crocemake the sign of the cross
  • farsi la crocemake the sign of the cross
Japanese 十字を切る
  • 十字を切る (jūji o kiru)make the sign of the cross
Polish żegnać się, przeżegnać się
  • żegnać sięmake the sign of the cross
  • przeżegnać sięmake the sign of the cross
Portuguese persignar-se
  • persignar-semake the sign of the cross
Russian крести́ться, перекрести́ться
  • крести́ться (krestítʹsja)make the sign of the cross
  • перекрести́ться (perekrestítʹsja)make the sign of the cross
Spanish santiguarse, persignarse
  • santiguarsemake the sign of the cross
  • persignarsemake the sign of the cross
Swedish korsa sig
  • korsa sigmake the sign of the cross
Turkish istavroz çıkarmak, haç çıkarmak
  • istavroz çıkarmakmake the sign of the cross
  • haç çıkarmakmake the sign of the cross
Ukrainian хрести́тися, перехрести́тися
  • хрести́тися (xrestýtysja)make the sign of the cross
  • перехрести́тися (perexrestýtysja)make the sign of the cross
Cite this entry
APA

cross oneself. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross%20oneself

MLA

“cross oneself.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross%20oneself. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross oneself,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross%20oneself.

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