Definition of "crux ansata" [crux an•sa•ta]

• A cross in the shape of the ankh.

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• "We may add that the crux ansata of the Egyptians, the oval standing upon the upright, or letter Tau, may be shown to be a sex symbol, the union of the oval with the upright being of symbolic significance."
• "The crux ansata is found in the hand of most of the Egyptian deities."
• "Priests are portrayed in adoration of the crux ansata before phallic monuments."