inverted cross
Flipped Christian symbol
An inverted cross is a Latin cross turned upside down, with the longer arm pointing downward.
In Christian tradition, it's called the Cross of Saint Peter, who according to legend requested crucifixion head-down, feeling unworthy to die in the same manner as Christ.
In modern popular culture, the symbol has been adopted as an anti-Christian or satanic emblem, appearing in horror films and heavy metal imagery: She wore an inverted cross pendant to shock her religious parents.
- satanicExtremely wicked or cruel
- upside-downReversed in vertical orientation
- pentagramFive-pointed mystical star
- occultConcealed from view
- St. PeterHeaven's traditional gatekeeper
blasphemy · antichrist · symbol · ritual · gothic · death metal · black metal · metal · church burning · demonic · martyrdom · apostle · black mass · desecration · heresy · rebellion · darkness · unholy
- body positionslying down, flat, upright, standing, sitting
- horror symbolsskull, skeleton, coffin, tombstone, grave
- gymnastics ringshandstands, dismounts, swings, holds, crucifix
- martyr symbolspalm branch, halo, aureole, wheel, gridiron
- dark occultblack magic, demonology, devil worship, witchcraft, satanic ritual
- Occult Symbolspentagram, pentacle, sigil, sigils, hexagram