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crucifix

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Christianity
cru·ci·fix /ˈkruːsəfɪks/ noun [countable]  RRCa cross with a figure of Christ on it 耶稣受难十字架,苦像十字架
Examples from the Corpus
crucifixI backed rapidly up the stairs, holding the bouquet between us like Peter Cushing used to hold a crucifix up to Dracula.On the way to the tomb there are some mementoes of the great man, a crucifix staff and a mitre.On a May night in 1675, while friends held up a crucifix, his end came.Only when one is practically face-to-face with them does one notice a small crucifix pinned on their shirt.You put the wind up her with that crucifix down your sock.Together, they walked down the aisle behind the crucifix, toward the rear of the church.I am dying, the Monsignor thought, staring up at the dolorous face that stared back from the crucifix.It was then that the bullet flew past him, hitting the brass cross and sending the crucifix crashing to the ground.
Origin crucifix (1100-1200) Late Latin past participle of crucifigere; → CRUCIFY
cru·ci·fix nounChineseSyllable
cross of a with it a Corpus Christ on figure


crucifix
crucifix /ˈkruːsəfɪks, ˈkruːsɪfɪks/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1100-1200
 Language: Late Latin
 Origin: past participle of crucifigere; crucify

a cross with a figure of Christ on it


cru·ci·fixBrE /ˈkruːsəfɪks/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkruːsəfɪks/ 🔊 nouna model of a cross with a figure of Jesus Christ on it, as a symbol of the Christian religion (十字架)苦像;耶稣受难像