bekreuzigen

German

Etymology

be- + Kreuz + -ig + -en

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈkʁɔʏ̯tsɪɡən/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧kreu‧zi‧gen

Verb

bekreuzigen (weak, third-person singular present bekreuzigt, past tense bekreuzigte, past participle bekreuzigt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (Christianity, in particular Roman Catholicism, reflexive) to cross oneself
  2. (Christianity, rare, transitive) to becross, to make the sign of the cross over someone or something

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Further reading

  • bekreuzigen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • bekreuzigen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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