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Patriarchal cross - Definition |
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The patriarchal cross resembles a Latin cross with a smaller crossbar placed above the main one, so that both crossbars are near the top. Sometimes the patriarchal cross has a short, slanted crosspiece near its foot. It often appears in Byzantine, Greek and Russian iconography, and in Eastern Orthodox churches.
Webster's 1913 dictionary defines the patriarchial cross as "a cross, the shaft of which is intersected by two transverse beams, the upper one being the smaller."
The cross of Lorraine appears to resemble the patriarchal cross.
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Patriarchal - Example Usage |
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metaphorminute: a proceed is a wisdom: patriarchal, pukey |
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WEEC_NG: Our society, just like many others, is a patriarchal society. This shouldn't mean male dominance and oppression... http://t.co/YUXFWw1J |
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buria87: RT @JAZonyaMINE: The day where relationship advice is directed toward men AND it's telling them to get off that patriarchal &sexist BS, I kno we've overcome |
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ThatNinjaRICK: @inklaced_soul yeah, but if we're living in this patriarchal society, men aren't doing a good job of learning to balance. |
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Mornacale: @smallupsetter "Doesn't act like one of the usual Hollywood woman stereotypes, but still in a way that's acceptable to patriarchal society." |
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