crucifix

[kroo-suh-fiks] /ˈkru sə fɪks/
noun
1.
a cross with the figure of Jesus crucified upon it.
2.
any cross.
3.
Gymnastics. a stunt performed on the parallel rings in which the athlete holds himself or herself rigid with arms extended horizontally from the shoulders.
Origin
1175-1225; Middle English < Late Latin crucifīxus the crucified one (i.e., Christ), noun use of masculine of past participle of Latin crucifīgere to crucify; see fix
Related forms
crucificial
[kroo-suh-fish-uh l] /ˌkru səˈfɪʃ əl/ (Show IPA), adjective
Examples from the web for crucifix
  • It was a small cross with a plastic crucifix hanging from it stuck into the ground near a tree.
  • He wears a silver crucifix, a symbol of newly acquired beliefs.
  • They did not feed him and they beat him with a crucifix.
  • Our parlor is never totally dark, because of the crucifix in the corner, which glows yellow-green.
  • Once he arrived and mounted the pyre, a crucifix was held up to his face.
  • Teddy sat on the edge of a couch and stared self-consciously at a crucifix and a holy picture on the wall across the room.
  • The screen between the nave and chancel, where the rood or crucifix was elevated.
  • He continued always to study at the foot of the crucifix.
  • Under his violent pains his countenance was always serene, and he kissed incessantly a crucifix which he held in his hand.
  • She was always armed with a small ivory crucifix which she hid in her hand.
British Dictionary definitions for crucifix

crucifix

/ˈkruːsɪfɪks/
noun
1.
a cross or image of a cross with a figure of Christ upon it
Word Origin
C13: from Church Latin crucifixus the crucified Christ, from crucifīgere to crucify
Word Origin and History for crucifix
n.

early 13c., from Old French crucefix (12c., Modern French crucifix), from Latin cruci fixus "(one) fixed to the cross" (see crucify).