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take the cross en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (historical) To accept a sign or badge depicting the Christian cross as part of an oath or vow, especially to take part in a crusade.
    • And in this respect he was not alone; noblemen throughout Europe were forever taking the cross and vowing loudly to set sail for the Holy Land, only to discover any number of good reasons for not actually doing so. 2007, Edwin Mullins, The Popes of Avignon, Blue Bridge, published 2008, page 63:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
took the cross Tense=Past lexicographic
takes the cross Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
taken the cross Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
taking the cross Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic