Meaning of cross bearer | Babel Free

Definitions

A person who carries a cross in a Christian religious procession.

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Examples

“He was at the head of a splendid train of religious, civil and military men, mingled together, or, as the old ballad maker expresses it, "With many a cross bearer before, And many a spear behind."”

“Behind the verger walked a cross-bearer, the Canterbury choristers and seven decrepit beadsmen. Behind the decrepit beadsmen came a long array of Canterbury canons, chaplains and dignitaries in all their robes, followed by pages carrying the maces of Canterbury and York and the cross of Canterbury.”

“There were three main processions which were led by a cross bearer.”

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