Meaning of CRUCIFIX
| Pronunciation: | | 'kroosufiks
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| | Definition: | | [n] representation of the cross on which Jesus died |
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| | Synonyms: | | rood, rood-tree |
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| | See Also: | | cross | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| | Definition: | | Seeing a crucifix in your dream, is symbolic of new life, spiritual guidance, and liberation. The dream may serve as a connection with your inner Christ/love consciousness. Alternatively, it represents your difficulties and hardships. Do you feel you are being crucified for something occurring in your life? |
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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