Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An image or figure of Jesus on the cross.
- noun A cross viewed as a symbol of Jesus's crucifixion.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To crucify.
- noun A cross, or representation of a cross, with the crucified figure of Christ upon it.
- noun The cross of Christ; hence, the religion of Christ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun 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.
- noun rare The cross or religion of Christ.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A wooden
cross used forcrucifixions , as by theRomans . - noun An ornamental or symbolic sculptural representation of
Christ on a crucifix, often worn as apendant or displayed in aChristian church . - noun gymnastics The
iron cross , a position on therings where the gymnast holds the rings straight out on either side of the body.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun representation of the cross on which Jesus died
- noun a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings when the gymnast supports himself with both arms extended horizontally
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Not understanding the meaning of the crucifix is at least as stupid.
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Judge Alejandro Valentin Sastre ruled that “the presence of religious symbols such as a crucifix is an element of aggression which infringes rights and freedoms”.
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Not understanding the meaning of the crucifix is at least as stupid.
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Directly below the crucifix is the door that leads to the chamber of the nuns.
365 tomorrows » 2005 » December : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2005
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Directly below the crucifix is the door that leads to the chamber of the nuns.
365 tomorrows » Devotion : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2005
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The ongoing row between the Catholic Church and the Spanish Government has erupted again after a judge banned the crucifix from a primary school.
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If the centrality of the crucifix is eliminated, the common understanding of the meaning of the liturgy runs the risk of being distorted as a result.
Mauro Gagliardi on the Centrality of the Crucified Christ in the Liturgical Celebration 2009
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This changes with the third crucifix from the monastery, which is also in the former community's church and dated to 1330.
Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008
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Note 45: "Also hatten si ein crucifix, für dz gie si gar dicke betten, vnd rette mit ime als ein frund mit dem andern ...."
Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008
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The word crucifix means fixed or nailed to the cross.
Baltimore Catechism No. 3 (of 4) Anonymous
bilby commented on the word crucifix
Reminds me of a bit from a monologue by Ben Elton. Supposedly a true story, he's standing in a jeweller's and overhears the following conversation:
Customer: Do you have any crucifixes?
Salesgirl: Umm, what's that?
Customer: You know, a pendant that's like a cross.
Salesgirl: Ooh, yes! Would you be wanting a plain one or one with a little man on it?
December 9, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word crucifix
Eesh! Yeah, lots of people seem not to know that a cross without a "little man on it" is just a cross. A crucifix by definition has a corpus.
December 9, 2007