Meaning of ANKH
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| Definition: | | \Ankh\, n. [Egypt.] (Egypt. Arch[ae]ol.)
A tau cross with a loop at the top, used as an attribute or
sacred emblem, symbolizing generation or enduring life.
Called also {crux ansata}.
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| Related Terms: | | avellan cross, Calvary cross, chi, chi-rho, christcross, Christogram, crisscross, cross, cross ancre, cross botonee, cross bourdonee, cross fitche, cross fleury, cross formee, cross fourchee, cross grignolee, cross moline, cross of Cleves, cross of Lorraine, cross patee, cross recercelee, crossbones, cross-crosslet, crosslet, crucifix, cruciform, crux, crux ansata, crux capitata, crux decussata, crux gammata, crux immissa, crux ordinaria, dagger, ex, exing, fork cross, gammadion, Greek cross, inverted cross, Jerusalem cross, Latin cross, long cross, Maltese cross, papal cross, pectoral cross, potent cross, rood, Russian cross, saltire, swastika, T, tau, trefled cross, voided cross, X |
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