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Crucifix
is always a great word to know.
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crucifix (ˈkruːsɪfɪks) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a cross or image of a cross with a figure of Christ upon it | |
| [C13: from Church Latin crucifixus the crucified Christ, from crucifīgere to | |
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Word Origin & History
crucifix
early 13c., from O.Fr. crucefix, from L. cruci fixus "(one) fixed to the cross."
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Example sentences
It was a small cross with a plastic crucifix hanging from it stuck into the ground near a tree.
He continued always to study at the foot of the crucifix.
The saint probably once held a crucifix in his right hand.
Once he arrived and mounted the pyre, a crucifix was held up to his face.
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