YOUNG: Both bent hands, palms inward, with tips of fingers touching body at sides of chest, and brushed upwards several times briskly. (Youth)
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Category: Etymology
nun
NUN: With open hands trace a veil from head to shoulder.
bishop
BISHOP: The third finger is carried to the lips as if kissing the ring.
priest
PRIEST: Both “F” hands are brought together as at the “Oremus.” (The closed thumb and index fingers of the “F” hand denote consecrated hands and “F” is also the initial of “Father.”)
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chair
SIT: Horizontal “I” hands, pam towards palm, and little fingers pointing outward to make bottom of chair; or, both hands prone, right middle and index resting across left middle and index, right tips of middle and index hanging down; or, right prone hand crossed on left prone and pushing it downward. (Chair – “Sit” and sometimes the legs are indicated as in “Table”).
watch
WATCH: Take watch from pocket and hold it to the ear.
time, hour
TIME: Crook the forefinger of right “G” hand and with the tip end tap the back of the left “S” hand. Or, (2) Upon the palm of the left open hand held edgewise pointing outward, describe a circle with the right “T” hand.
fire
BURN, FIRE, indicating FLAMES: Holding out the bent hands, backs down, raise them alternately, working the fingers to represent the motion of the rising and falling flames.
cross
CRUCIFIX:”Jesus” and a cross made before you by crossing the index fingers.