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Fiery cross   /fˈaɪəri krɔs/   Listen
adjective
Fiery  adj.  
1.
Consisting of, containing, or resembling, fire; as, the fiery gulf of Etna; a fiery appearance. "And fiery billows roll below."
2.
Vehement; ardent; very active; impetuous. "Hath thy fiery heart so parched thine entrails?" "The fiery spirit of his forefathers."
3.
Passionate; easily provoked; irritable. "You know the fiery quality of the duke."
4.
Unrestrained; fierce; mettlesome; spirited. "One curbed the fiery steed."
5.
Heated by fire, or as if by fire; burning hot; parched; feverish. "The sword which is made fiery."
Fiery cross, a cross constructed of two firebrands, and pitched upon the point of a spear; formerly in Scotland borne by a runner as a signal for the clan to take up arms.






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