crossbearer
Carries liturgical symbol
A crossbearer is someone who carries a cross, particularly in religious processions or ceremonies—the person who leads a church procession holding a crucifix aloft.
Figuratively, a crossbearer is someone who bears a heavy burden or endures suffering, echoing the biblical image of carrying one's cross: She became the family's crossbearer after her parents died.
Suffering for conviction
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
- crucifixionExecution by cross
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
- selflessnessPrioritizing others over oneself
suffering · redemption · self-denial · renunciation · surrender · immolation · offering · expiation
Measure of heaviness
- yokeCrosspiece binding draft animals
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- afflictionCause of ongoing distress
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
trial · tribulation · obligation · endurance · perseverance · struggle · strain · encumbrance
martyrdom
Suffering for conviction
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
- crucifixionExecution by cross
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
selflessness · suffering · redemption · self-denial · renunciation · surrender · immolation · offering · expiation · devotion
weight
Measure of heaviness
- yokeCrosspiece binding draft animals
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- afflictionCause of ongoing distress
suffering · trial · tribulation · obligation · endurance · perseverance · struggle · strain · encumbrance · heaviness