Way of the Cross

noun

A series of pictures or statues depicting the Stations of the Cross, as laid out around a church, along a road etc.

Similar
Via Dolorosa
OriginLatin via crucis →
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Meanings

noun
  1. A series of pictures or statues depicting the Stations of the Cross, as laid out around a church, along a road etc.

    Synonyms: Via Dolorosa

  2. Religious devotions in connection with these stages.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA series of pictures or statues depicting the Stations of the Cross, as laid out around a church, along a road etc.

Similar
Via Dolorosa

Origin

  1. Latinvia crucis
  2. EnglishWay of the Cross

Calque of Latin via crucis.

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Translations

Czech křížová cesta
  • křížová cestaseries of images
Dutch kruisweg
  • kruiswegseries of images
French chemin de croix
  • chemin de croixseries of images
German Kreuzweg
  • Kreuzwegseries of images
Hungarian keresztút
  • keresztútseries of images
Indonesian jalan salib
  • jalan salibseries of images
Italian Via Crucis
  • Via Crucisseries of images
Latin via crucis
  • via crucisseries of images
Polish droga krzyżowa
  • droga krzyżowaseries of images
Portuguese via crúcis
  • via crúcisseries of images
Spanish vía crucis, viacrucis
  • vía crucisseries of images
  • viacrucisseries of images
Swedish korsväg
  • korsvägseries of images
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Way of the Cross. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Way%20of%20the%20Cross

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