Meanings
- pluralplural onlyChristianityCollectively, the series of (normally 14) icons or statues in a church which depict the last days of Jesus and his crucifixion.
Synonyms: The Way of the Cross, The Way of Sorrows
- pluralplural onlyA religious ceremony based on station-to-station prayer at each of these icons.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounCollectively, the series of (normally 14) icons or statues in a church which depict the last days of Jesus and his crucifixion.
More synonyms by meaning
noun(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Stations of the Cross. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stations%20of%20the%20Cross
“Stations of the Cross.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stations%20of%20the%20Cross. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Stations of the Cross,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stations%20of%20the%20Cross.
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