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crucifixes

crucifixes is the plural of crucifix.

Meaning of crucifix

Noun

crucifix (plural crucifixes)

  1. A wooden structure used for crucifixions, as by the Romans.
    • Also the candles flickering in the blood-red sconces are black and the body on the crucifix is that of a full-breasted woman.1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 96
    Synonyms:
    cross
  2. An ornamental or symbolic sculptural representation of Christ on a cross, often worn as a pendant or displayed in a Christian church.
    • Plain crosses are preferred by Protestants, but crucifixes by Catholics.
    Synonyms:
    cross
  3. The iron cross, a position on the rings where the gymnast holds the rings straight out on either side of the body.

Phrases with crucifixes

Questions about crucifixes

What is crucifixes the plural of?
Crucifixes is the plural of crucifix.

Words near crucifixes in the dictionary

  1. crucifix
  2. crucifix position
  3. crucifix positions
  4. crucifix toad
  5. crucifix toads
  6. crucifixes
  7. crucifixion
  8. crucifixion thorn
  9. crucifixion thorns
  10. crucifixional
  11. crucifixionlike

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