Catholic Culture Overview
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Catholic Dictionary

Find accurate definitions of over 5,000 Catholic terms and phrases (including abbreviations). Based on Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.

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IN HOC SIGNO

A frequent inscription in early Christian art, after Constantine's use of the motto "In hoc signo [crucis] vinces," i.e., "In this sign of the cross you shall conquer."

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