greek cross in English

noun
1
a cross of which all four arms are of equal length.
Shaped like a Greek cross , the over-life-size case dominated the middle of the gallery, displaying the items in an asymmetrical manner, on several tiers.

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1. The Bezil is figured with a Greek cross

2. Two rows of triplet-pillars support a clerestory in the form of a Greek cross.

3. The main church—the so-called White Church—is built on a Greek cross plan.

4. The length of the church, built in a Greek cross form, is 27 metres (89 ft) and its height is 25 metres (82 ft).

5. Stylistic drift, technological advancement, and political and territorial changes meant that a distinct style gradually resulted in the Greek cross plan in church architecture.

6. Upon the merger between the Boys' Brigade and the Boys' Life Brigade in 1926, the red Greek cross was placed behind the anchor to form the current emblem.

7. The interior is defined above all by the staggered windows in the chancel, but also by the ceiling, which is designed like an abstract starry sky, with Greek cross-shaped “stars” covered in gold leaf.