Emily Dickinson Lexicon

cross (cross'), n. [L. cruc-em.] (webplay: love, pass, patience, pile).

1. Crucifix; execution pillory; structure upon which Jesus Christ was crucified; gibbet consisting of an upright post with a horizontal crossbar; [fig.] pain; hardship; trial; tribulation; torture; suffering, particularly that of Christ.
2. Coin stamped with Christ's crucifix; [fig.] redemption price; atonement's demands; expiation by self-sacrifice.
3. Crucified one; [metonymy] Savior; Redeemer.