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Kreuzesinschrift

English translation: Inscription on the Cross


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German term or phrase:Kreuzesinschrift
English translation:Inscription on the Cross
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German to English translations [PRO]
Religion
German term or phrase: Kreuzesinschrift
es handelt sich um einen Bibeltext und die Inschrift auf dem Kreuz Christi
tuska
Germany
Local time: 00:29
Inscription on the Cross
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Audrey Foster
United States
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thanks!
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4 +9Inscription on the CrossAudrey Foster
5 +1cross inscription
Jo Bennett
3 +3crucifix inscription
Susanne Schiewe (medical & IT translations)


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
crucifix inscription


Explanation:
Crucifix Inscription
Above Christ's head on the cross is the Latin inscription "IHS NAZARE REX IUDEORU" (often abbreviated as "INRI"), meaning "JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS." (John 19: 19)
http://www.saintmichaelparishbedford.org/crossfr.htm



Susanne Schiewe (medical & IT translations)
Germany
Local time: 00:29
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Goldcoaster: würde ich auch meinen
9 mins
  -> danke, Goldcoaster
agree  MMUlr: s. page 2: http://www.resurrectionparishjc.com/pdf/THE SAN DAMIANO CROS... (Latin: *iudeorum*, not iudeoru) ;-)
12 mins
  -> danke, MMUlr
agree  Helen Shiner: This would be the more sophisticated way of saying it.
2 hrs
  -> thanks, Helen :-)
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
Inscription on the Cross


Explanation:
HTH

Audrey Foster
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Camilla Seifert: I prefer cross. John says [in the NIV]: "Pilate has a notice prepared and fastened to the cross." A crucifix is the symbol used within the [predominately Catholic] Christian Church, a cross with the Body of Christ.
48 mins
agree  Armorel Young: agree with Camilla - a crucifix is a model or image of a cross; the reference here is to the actual cross of Christ.
50 mins
agree  WML: I prefer corss
53 mins
agree  mill
1 hr
agree  Tom Tyson
1 hr
agree  Andrew Swift
1 hr
agree  mary austria: I prefer cross, too.
3 hrs
agree  Rebecca Garber
4 hrs
agree  RegineMac: with Camilla!
5 hrs
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1 day2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cross inscription


Explanation:
Used widely by academics for this type of inscription, see ref below. (Unless, of course, it is on a crucifix.) Try googling: "cross inscription" site:.ac.uk


    Reference: http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/external/cumnor/churchyard-survey...
Jo Bennett
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  robin25
1 day22 hrs
  -> Thanks Robin!
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