crucifix
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6.4
- noun
- /ˈkruːsɪfɪks/
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crucifijo
- I walked into a hallway filled with icons and a huge crucifix hanging on the right-hand wall.
- hold a crucifix
- carved a crucifix
- large crucifix
See that crucifix on her neck with the diamonds?
- See that crucifix on her neck with the diamonds?
- And he produces a little box and he produces a little crucifix and he holds it up and he says, I'm a Christian and Jesus changed my life.
- Well, Christ, the the crucifix is the same image, except expanded.
- He also tells him about the crucifix.
- Pentagrams, upside down, crucifixes, The the Ouija board is everywhere.
Examples
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There was a crucifix and a picture of Saint Jude in his pocket.
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Over the doorway and opposite to the bed, a large crucifix hung on the wall.
Fiction book (1994) -
See that crucifix on her neck with the diamonds?
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My mother had hung pictures of Jesus around the house, a crucifix in their bedroom.
Fiction book (1994) -
And it was a table with a crucifix, a Bible, and a candle which had been lit.
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A room was made ready with a crucifix, holy water, and some statuary.
Academic text (1996) -
On top of one hill towered a marble crucifix at least twenty feet tall.
Fiction book (1993) -
Sister Helen sat down and, looking up at the wall crucifix, began to meditate on Christ's passion.
Fiction book (1994) -
A young Sri Lankan man in a Land's End jacket handled a crucifix, moving his lips in prayer.
Academic text (2007) -
In the center of the church stood a large wooden crucifix that depicted Jesus Christ.
Synonyms
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A large decorated cross displayed in a church above the altar
A picture or carving of the cross where Jesus died
Compounds
- Specialized
A sea catfish from the Caribbean with a bone shaped like a cross in its head
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crucifix comes from the Latin parts crux 'cross' and figere 'to fasten', and the figere part is like the English word 'fix'. A crucifix is therefore a cross with the figure fixed to it, which explains its use as a symbol showing Jesus on the cross.