preaching cross

English

Noun

preaching cross (plural preaching crosses)

  1. A cross, sometimes surmounting a pulpit, erected outdoors to designate a preaching place.
    • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 73:
      In the churchyard stands a rare 14th-century preaching cross.

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.