Crux Definition
krŭks, kro͝oks
cruces, cruxes
noun
cruxes
A cross.
Webster's New World
A difficult problem; puzzling thing.
Webster's New World
The essential or deciding point.
Webster's New World
A small S constellation near the celestial pole, containing the Coalsack; the Southern Cross; the Cross.
Webster's New World
The definition of crux is the central point of something, or is something that seems impossible to solve.
An example of a crux is the most important beliefs of a religion.
An example of a crux is a Rubik's cube.
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Synonyms:
- Crux Australis
- southern-cross
- crux of the matter
- mind-boggler
- nub
- moment
- meat
- matter
- kernel
- essence
- difficulty
- crunch
- gist
- cross
- core
Antonyms:
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pronoun
Origin of Crux
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From Latin crux (“cross, wooden frame for execution”) (English cross), from the Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”).
From Wiktionary
Probably short for Medieval Latin crux (interpretum) torment (of interpreters) from Latin crux cross
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Latin crux (“a cross”)
From Wiktionary
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