Crucifix Definition & Meaning | Bay Area Crosswords

About The Word Crucifix

Learn about the word Crucifix to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Crucifix definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Crucifix

Crucifix Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Crucifix? [n] representation of the cross on which Jesus died Synonyms \| Synonyms for Crucifix: rood \| rood-tree Related Terms \| Find terms related to Crucifix: Agnus Dei \| ankh \| ark \| asperger \| asperges \| aspergillum \| avellan cross \| bambino \| beadroll \| beads \| Calvary cross \| candle \| censer \| chaplet \| chi \| chi-rho \| christcross \| Christogram \| ciborium \| crisscross \| cross \| cross ancre \| cross botonee \| cross bourdonee \| cross fitche \| cross fleury \| cross formee \| cross fourchee \| cross grignolee \| cross moline \| cross of Cleves \| cross of Lorraine \| cross patee \| cross recercelee \| crossbones \| cross-crosslet \| crosslet \| cruciform \| cruet \| crux \| crux ansata \| crux capitata \| crux decussata \| crux gammata \| crux immissa \| crux ordinaria \| dagger \| eucharistial \| ex \| exing \| fork cross \| gammadion \| Greek cross \| holy cross \| Holy Grail \| holy water \| holy-water sprinkler \| Host \| icon \| incensory \| inverted cross \| Jerusalem cross \| Latin cross \| long cross \| Maltese cross \| matzo \| menorah \| mezuzah \| mikvah \| monstrance \| osculatory \| ostensorium \| papal cross \| paschal candle \| pax \| pectoral cross \| phylacteries \| Pieta \| potent cross \| prayer shawl \| prayer wheel \| pyx \| relics \| rood \| rosary \| Russian cross \| sacramental \| sacred relics \| sacring bell \| saltire \| Sanctus bell \| Sangraal \| shofar \| sukkah \| swastika \| T \| tabernacle \| tallith \| tau \| thurible \| trefled cross \| urceole \| veronica \| vigil light \| voided cross \| votive candle \| X See Also \| cross Crucifix In Webster's Dictionary \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.

Crucifix Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Crucifix?

[n] representation of the cross on which Jesus died

Synonyms | Synonyms for Crucifix: rood | rood-tree

See Also | cross

Crucifix In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

Originator ‐ someone who creates…
Elisha graves otis ‐ United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with…
Tailgate ‐ a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading [v]…
Simchat torah ‐ (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd of…
Ripple mark ‐ one of a series of small ridges produced in sand by water currents…
Hymenoxys grandiflora ‐ whitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout stems…
Multifariousness ‐ noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the…
Sentiency ‐ the faculty through which the external world is apprehended;…
Macro instruction ‐ a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions…
Leanness ‐ the property of having…