Holy cross \Ho"ly cross"\ (?; 115).
The cross as the symbol of Christ's crucifixion.
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{Congregation of the Holy Cross} (R. C. Ch.), a community of
lay brothers and priests, in France and the United States,
engaged chiefly in teaching and manual Labor. Originally
called {Brethren of St. Joseph}. The Sisters of the Holy
Cross engage in similar work. --Addis & Arnold.
{Holy-cross day}, the fourteenth of September, observed as a
church festival, in memory of the exaltation of our
Savior's cross.
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