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Stations of the Cross

DEFINITIONS OF: Stations of the Cross

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n (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

Synonyms:
Stations
Type of:
devotion
(usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently)
series
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
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