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| + | [[Image:Tommaso.Laureti.Triumph.of.Christianity.jpg|right|thumb|200px|''[[Triumph of Christianity]]'' by [[Tommaso Laureti]] ([[1530]]-[[1602]]), ceiling painting in the [[Sala di Constantino]], [[Vatican City|Vatican Palace]]. Images like this one celebrate the destruction of ancient [[Paganism|pagan]] culture and the victory of Christianity.]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Triumph of Death.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Triumph of Death]]'' ([[1562]]) by [[Brueghel]]]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Toulouse Lautrec in drag.jpg |thumb|right|200px|''[[Toulouse-Lautrec wearing Jane Avril's Feathered Hat and Boa]]'' (ca. 1892), photo Maurice Guibert]] | ||
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| - | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007] | + | A '''cross''' is a [[geometrical figure]] consisting of two lines or bars perpendicular to each other, dividing one or two of the lines in half. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. |
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| + | The cross is one of the most ancient human [[symbol]]s, and has been used by many religions, most notably [[Christian cross|Christianity]]. It is frequently a representation of the division of the world into [[classical element|four elements]] (Chevalier, 1997) or [[cardinal directions|cardinal points]], or alternately as the union of the concepts of [[divinity]], the vertical line, and the [[world]], the horizontal line (Koch, 1955). | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Crucifixion]] | ||
| + | * [[Mix]] | ||
| + | * [[Cross-dressing]] | ||
| + | * [[Cross-breeding]] | ||
| + | * [[Cross-cultural]] | ||
| + | * [[Cross-disciplinary]] | ||
| + | * [[Cross-genre]] | ||
| + | * [[Crossover (music)]]{{GFDL}} | ||
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A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two lines or bars perpendicular to each other, dividing one or two of the lines in half. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally.
The cross is one of the most ancient human symbols, and has been used by many religions, most notably Christianity. It is frequently a representation of the division of the world into four elements (Chevalier, 1997) or cardinal points, or alternately as the union of the concepts of divinity, the vertical line, and the world, the horizontal line (Koch, 1955).
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See also
- Crucifixion
- Mix
- Cross-dressing
- Cross-breeding
- Cross-cultural
- Cross-disciplinary
- Cross-genre
- Crossover (music)
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