preaching cross

noun

A cross, sometimes surmounting a pulpit, erected outdoors to designate a preaching place.

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Meanings

nounpreaching cross (plural preaching crosses)

plural preaching crosses

  1. A cross, sometimes surmounting a pulpit, erected outdoors to designate a preaching place.

    In the churchyard stands a rare 14th-century preaching cross.

    1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 73
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APA

preaching cross. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preaching%20cross

MLA

“preaching cross.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preaching%20cross. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preaching cross,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preaching%20cross.

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