stations of the cross

Noun
  1. (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary (synset 101045365)
    referred to in: church of rome, roman catholic, roman catholic church, roman church, western church - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
    domain usage: plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
    is a type of:
    • devotion - (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently)
    • series - similar things placed in order or happening one after another
    same as: stations

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