Meanings
- Synonym of ankh.
The Egyptian crux ansata, common on Egyptian monuments and other memorials, is considered by some authorities as a triple phallus.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 821 more example
The well-known T-shaped cross was in use in pagan lands long before Christianity, as a representation of the male member, and also at the same time of the 'tree' on which the god (Attis or Adonis or Krishna or whoever it might be) was crucified; and the same symbol combined with the oval (or yoni) formed the Crux Ansata ☥ of the old Egyptian ritual - a figure which is to-day sold in Cairo as a potent charm, and confessedly indicates the conjunction of the two sexes in one design.
1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 183Synonyms: ankh
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of ankh.
Origin
- Latincrux ansāta
- Englishcrux ansata
Learned borrowing from Latin crux ansāta, from crux (“cross”) + ansātus (“handled; having handles”).
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