1) Allegory 2) Emblem 3) Germanic paganism 4) Hakenkreuz 5) Hated symbol 6) Inglourious Basterds symbol 7) Tetraskele 8) Tetraskelion
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1) Hakenkreuz
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English term for the German Hakenkreuz.
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The swastika (卐 or 卍) (स्वस्तिक), (also known as the gammadion cross) is a symbol that generally takes the form of an equilateral cross, with its four legs bent at 90 degrees. It is a symbol among the ancient Celts, Indians, and Greeks, as well as in later Buddhism, Jainism, Hinduism, and Nazism, among other cultures and religi...
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[Germanic Iron Age] The swastika design is known from artefacts of various cultures since the Neolithic, and it recurs with some frequency on artefacts dated to the Germanic Iron Age, i.e. the Migration period to Viking Age period in Scandinavia, including the Vendel era in Sweden, attested from as early as the 3rd century in Elder Futhark ...
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• (n.) Alt. of Swastica
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equilateral cross with arms bent at right angles, all in the same rotary direction, usually clockwise. The swastika as a symbol of prosperity and ... [6 related articles]
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An ancient ideogram, signs of which have been found in the Euphrates-Tigris Valley, and in some areas of the Indus valley, dating back 3,000 years old; it became commonly used around 1000 BC, possibly first in ancient Troy, in the northwest of modern Turkey. The swastika is an irregular icosagon (a ...
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Cross in which the bars are extended at right angles in the same clockwise or anticlockwise direction. Its origin is uncertain, but it appears frequently as an ancient good luck and religious symbol...
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A symbol used by Hitler's Nazi Party.
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From the Sanskrit for well-being; a mark of good fortune. The four arms signify the four directions (space), the four Vedas (knowledge) and the four stages (time) in the life cycle. Not to be confused with the Nazi symbol.
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The swastika is an ancient religious symbol and amulet for good luck, dating from Neolithic times, and occurring in ancient Greek and Egyptian art. It has the form of an equal armed cross with the ends of the arms all bending in the same direction at right angles. It was introduced into Europe in the 16th century and used extensively in Christian a...
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also known as Hakenkreuz.
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n] - the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the German Third Reich
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Once an ancient symbol used to ward off evil spirits, the Nazis adopted it as their official symbol.
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Pronounced “SVA-stik-a.” It is one of the most popular symbols for Hindus, Jains and Buddhists. The word swastika is derived from Sanskrit words that mean “auspicious,” “luck” and “well-being.” It is also a sign of the Sun-God Surya and his generosity. The swastika is one of the 108 symbols of Lord Vishnu and represents the sun’s ...
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Hakenkreuz noun the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction
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Cross in which the bars are extended at right angles in the same clockwise or anticlockwise direction. Its origin is uncertain, but it appears frequently as an ancient good luck and religious symbol in both the Old World and the New. In Hinduism it is a symbol of good luck and goodness. In this religion it originates from a symbol for the sun, and ...
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a figure used as a symbol or an ornament in the Old World and in America since prehistoric times, consisting of a cross with arms of equal length, each arm having a continuation at right angles. · this figure as the official emblem of the Nazi party and the Third Reich.
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