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1 Deriv sign crucis
Deriv signum crucis
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| crucial | something very important like a crossroads you have to make a decision one way or the other- |
| cruciate | to torture or torment someone on a cross |
| crucible | part in furnace where molten metal collects; a severe test, a trial |
| crucifer | person who carries the processional cross |
| cruciferous | plants in mustard family, in which four petals resemble a cross |
| cruciverbalphile | someone who loves crossword puzzles |
| cruise | to sail or travel about for pleasure- “cross” a body of water |
| excruciating | intensely painful, from crucifixion |
| patriot | lover of home country- fatherland |
| compatriot | a fellow countryman- sharing the same fatherland |
| expatriate | someone who has been driven from their native county- fatherland |
| paternity | fatherhood |
| patriarch | the father and ruler of a family or tribe |
| patrician | a person of high rank- head of society |
| patron | a person of distinction who gives his protection and aid to a client |
| filial | referring to a son or daughter |
| filiate | to decide who the parent of a child is through a judicial procedure |
| affiliate | an organization associated with another organization, daughter company |
| filicide | a person who kills a son or a daughter (ugh) |
| Qualis pater talis filius | Like father, like son. |
| signal | An action, a gesture, or a sign used as a means of communication |
| to sign | To make signals or gestures the purpose of which is to communicate a signal or command |
| significance | The meaning of something, The quality of having importance |