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cru·ci·fix 
[kroo-suh-fiks] Pronunciation Key
[kroo-suh-fiks] Pronunciation Key –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. |
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| cru·ci·fix
(krōō'sə-fĭks') Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin crucifīxus, from Latin, past participle of crucifīgere, crucify; see crucify.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
crucifix
crucifix
c.1225, from O.Fr. crucefix, from L. cruci fixus "(one) fixed to the cross."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| crucifix | |
noun | |
| 1. | representation of the cross on which Jesus died |
| 2. | a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings when the gymnast supports himself with both arms extended horizontally |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Crucifix
Cru"ci*fix\ (kr?"s?-f?ks), n.; pl. Crucifixes (-?z). [F. crucifix or LL. crucifixum, fr. L. crux, crucis, cross + figere, fixum, to fix. See Cross, and Fix, and cf. Crucify.]1. 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. The cross, too, by degrees, become the crucifix. --Milman. And kissing oft her crucifix, Unto the block she drew. --Warner. 2. The cross or religion of Christ. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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