crucifix Definition
cru·ci·fix (kro̵̅o̅′sə fiks′)
noun
a cross with the figure of the crucified Jesus Christ on it
Etymology: ME < OFr or ML; OFr crucefix < ML(Ec) crucifixus, orig. pp. of LL(Ec) crucifigere: see crucify
crucifix Synonyms
crucifix Usage Examples
Converse of object
- wear: She also wore a small silver crucifix on a chain around her neck.
- hold: In her left hand, she held a little silver crucifix.
- have: He talked like a Puritan about the Sabbath; and then he had a crucifix in his room.
- remove: At the moment when he removes the crucifix from around his neck to clean it, the demon appears to him.
- carve: Decorated headstone, simple lancet curved top, with carved border, central carved crucifix with flowers and leaves at the base.
- place: Van Helsing places crucifix around Tania's neck HELSING: There, isn't that lovely?
Preposition: on
wall: The large crucifix on the wall in the middle of the aisle originally hung above the pulpit.
Adjective modifier
- wooden: The altar's wooden crucifix with brass figure is now in the sacristy.
- huge: A huge 18m stone crucifix erected by Italians in 1934 and later destroyed was replaced in 1995.
- large: The large crucifix on the wall in the middle of the aisle originally hung above the pulpit.
- small: She also wore a small silver crucifix on a chain around her neck.
- little: In her left hand, she held a little silver crucifix.
- golden: She was leaping for them, when Van Helsing sprang forward and held between them his little golden crucifix.
Modifies a noun
- position: He, like Number 2, adopts a crucifix position.
- necklace: Crucifix necklace in a shiny near black hematite that looks great and at 42cm is suitable for male or female.
- dracula: Van Helsing reaches into his pocket Dracula shields his eyes with his cape Van Helsing removes a crucifix DRACULA: Hurry up.
Noun used with modifier
- silver: She also wore a small silver crucifix on a chain around her neck.
- stone: Two stone crucifix in the walls of the present Abbey are believed to have come from this Saxon church.
- gold: Then he took from his neck, inside his collar, a little gold crucifix, and placed it over the mouth.
- metal: On top of the hill is a huge metal crucifix and four fluttering flags.
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