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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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.
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