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Definition of Crucifixes

Crucifixes
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.

Meaning of Crucifixes from wikipedia

- crucifixes in metal relief are also used in Orthodoxy (see gallery examples), including as pectoral crosses and blessing crosses. Western crucifixes may...
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- up crucifix in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A crucifix is a cross with a representation of Jesus Christ, as used in Christian symbolism. Crucifix may...
- Two different crucifixes, or strictly, wooden corpus sculptures for crucifixes, are attributed to the High Renaissance master Michelangelo, although neither...
- Around the 14th century, altar crosses were almost universally replaced by crucifixes, probably now affordable by all churches, however, it was not until the...
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- Franciscan Crucifixes is the notname given to an Italian painter active in the 1260s and 1270s. The notname is based on a painted crucifix now in the...
- The Crucifix is a 1934 British drama film directed by G.B. Samuelson and starring Sydney Fairbrother, Nancy Price and Farren Soutar. It was produced as...