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Definition of Crucifix

Crucifix
Crucifix Cru"ci*fix (kr?"s?-f?ks), n.; pl. Crucifixes (-?z). [F. crucifix or LL. crucifixum, fr. L. crux, crucis, cross + figere, fixum, to fix. See Cross, and Fix, and cf. Crucify.] 1. A representation in art of the figure of Christ upon the cross; esp., the sculptured figure affixed to a real cross of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, used by the Roman Catholics in their devotions. The cross, too, by degrees, become the crucifix. --Milman. And kissing oft her crucifix, Unto the block she drew. --Warner. 2. The cross or religion of Christ. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.

Meaning of Crucifix from wikipedia

- A crucifix (from the Latin cruci fixus meaning '(one) fixed to a cross') is a cross with an image of Jesus on it, as distinct from a bare cross. The representation...
- up crucifix in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A crucifix is a cross with a representation of Jesus Christ, as used in Christian symbolism. Crucifix may...
- The Crucifix Decrees (Crucifix Struggle) were part of the **** Regime's efforts to secularize public life. For example, crucifixes throughout public places...
- Two different crucifixes, or strictly, wooden corpus sculptures for crucifixes, are attributed to the High Renaissance master Michelangelo, although neither...
- Crucifix was an American hardcore punk band from the San Francisco Bay Area, active from 1980 to 1984. They were among the most po****r acts of the San...
- Crucifixes, Crucifix Choke. tampabjj.com. accessed February 11, 2006. The Crucifix. Shows the basic crucifix position. Crucifix. Shows the crucifix position...
- the claim by detractors that Christians worship the cross. The cross (crucifix, Gr**** stauros) in this period was represented by the letter T. Clement...
- Scars of the Crucifix is the seventh studio album by American death metal band Deicide, released on February 23, 2004, as the band's first album on Earache...
- The crucifix toad (Notaden bennettii), holy cross frog or Catholic frog is a species of frog in the family Limnodynastidae. It is a fossorial frog. It...
- The crucifix of San Marcello is a medieval work of religious art that is venerated in the Oratory of Santissimo Crocifisso of the Church of San Marcello...