sign of the cross

Etymology
A calque translation of.

Noun

 * 1)  A gesture of the hand moving over the front of one's body in the shape of a cross made as part of ritual or to invoke divine protection.

Usage notes

 * Sometimes capitalized.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Old Armenian: կնիք
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 十字聖號, 聖號
 * Czech: křížování, znamení kříže
 * Danish: korsets tegn
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: Kreuzzeichen; Bekreuzigung
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido:
 * Irish: comhartha na croise, fíor na croise
 * Italian: segno della croce
 * Latin: signum crucis
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: korstegnet
 * Old English: rōde tācn
 * Ottoman Turkish: خاچ
 * Polish: znak krzyża
 * Portuguese: sinal da cruz
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: santiguamiento,
 * Swahili: ishara ya msalaba
 * Swedish: korstecken
 * Tagalog:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: хресне знамення, знак хреста
 * Vietnamese: dấu Thánh Giá