preaching cross

English

Noun

preaching cross (plural preaching crosses)

1. A cross, sometimes surmounting a pulpit, erected outdoors to designate a preaching place.
   • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 73:

     In the churchyard stands a rare 14th-century preaching cross.

References

• “preaching”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.