Phrase guide

cross oneself

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To make the sign of the cross.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Christianity

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bless oneself

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

make the sign of the cross; in the Catholic religion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gesticulate, gesture, motion

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: صَلَّبَ (ṣallaba) — make the sign of the cross
  • Bashkir: суҡыныу (suqınıw) — make the sign of the cross
  • Finnish: tehdä ristinmerkki — make the sign of the cross
  • French: se signer — make the sign of the cross
  • German: sich bekreuzigen — make the sign of the cross
  • German: ein Kreuz schlagen — make the sign of the cross
  • German: das heilige Kreuzzeichen machen — make the sign of the cross
  • Greek: κάνω τον σταυρό μου (káno ton stavró mou) — make the sign of the cross
  • Hungarian: keresztet vet — make the sign of the cross
  • Ido: krucosignizar — make the sign of the cross
  • Ingrian: ristiissä — make the sign of the cross
  • Irish: coisric thú féin — make the sign of the cross
  • Italian: segnarsi — make the sign of the cross
  • Italian: farsi il segno della croce — make the sign of the cross
  • Italian: farsi la croce — make the sign of the cross
  • Japanese: 十字を切る (jūji o kiru) — make the sign of the cross
  • Polish: żegnać się — make the sign of the cross
  • Polish: przeżegnać się — make the sign of the cross
  • Portuguese: persignar-se — make the sign of the cross
  • Russian: крести́ться (krestítʹsja) — make the sign of the cross
  • Russian: перекрести́ться (perekrestítʹsja) — make the sign of the cross
  • Spanish: santiguarse — make the sign of the cross
  • Spanish: persignarse — make the sign of the cross
  • Swedish: korsa sig — make the sign of the cross
  • Turkish: istavroz çıkarmak — make the sign of the cross
  • Turkish: haç çıkarmak — make the sign of the cross
  • Ukrainian: хрести́тися (xrestýtysja) — make the sign of the cross
  • Ukrainian: перехрести́тися (perexrestýtysja) — make the sign of the cross