Phrase guide

Way of the Cross

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A series of pictures or statues depicting the Stations of the Cross, as laid out around a church, along a road etc.

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noun

Meaning 2

Religious devotions in connection with these stages.

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History

Etymology

Calque of Latin via crucis.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: křížová cesta — series of images
  • Dutch: kruisweg — series of images
  • French: chemin de croix — series of images
  • Galician: viacrucis — series of images
  • German: Kreuzweg — series of images
  • Hungarian: keresztút — series of images
  • Indonesian: jalan salib — series of images
  • Italian: Via Crucis — series of images
  • Latin: via crucis — series of images
  • Polish: droga krzyżowa — series of images
  • Portuguese: via crúcis — series of images
  • Serbo-Croatian: križni put — series of images
  • Spanish: vía crucis — series of images
  • Spanish: viacrucis — series of images
  • Swedish: korsväg — series of images