Note: Crosses having four splayed arms; it is an eight-pointed cross comprising four deep V-shapes joined together at their apex, so that each arm has two points. The cross was originally the symbol of medieval Amalfi, a small Italian republic. The form has been in use since the First Crusade, when the eight points represented the eight facets of courage: loyalty, piety, honesty, bravery, honor, fearlessness, charity, and obedience to the church.
Chinese (traditional) ..... 有著四條向外展開的線桿的十字架；這是一種有八個尖端的十字架，由四個在其頂端處相互連接的深V字形狀所組合而成，所以每條線桿都有兩個尖端。這種十字架原先是中古世紀的義大利小共和國阿瑪菲（Amalfi）的標誌。這個形狀從第一次的十字軍東征起就已被採用，而十字架的八個尖端在當時代就表著勇氣的八大層面：忠誠、虔誠、誠實、勇敢、榮譽、無懼、慈悲與服從教會。
Dutch ..... Kruizen waarbij elke arm zich verbreedt en eindigt in twee punten.
Spanish ..... Cruces que tienen cada brazo extendido y terminando en dos puntas.
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