Associations to the word «Swastika»

Wiktionary

SWASTIKA, noun. A cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, and adopted more recently (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of Nazism and fascism.

Dictionary definition

SWASTIKA, 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.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley