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crucifix Definition

cru·ci·fix (kro̵̅o̅sə 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

n.

cross, rood, Christian emblem, Latin cross; see cross 1.

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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