crucifix

IPA: krˈusʌfɪks

A wooden cross used for crucifixions, as by the Romans.
An ornamental or symbolic sculptural representation of Christ on a cross, often worn as a pendant or displayed in a Christian church.
(gymnastics) The iron cross, a position on the rings where the gymnast holds the rings straight out on either side of the body.

Examples of "crucifix" in Sentences

The image does not contain a crucifix.
In the morning mist a crucifix appears.
A crucifix is to be put above the altar.
The altar crucifix was similarly imported.
On the wall of the sanctuary is a crucifix.
Above the tabernacle is a niche with a crucifix.
Do you mean like protoplasm or melted crucifixes
The word crucifix means fixed or nailed to the cross.
The exact date of the receipt of the crucifix is unknown.
Arriaga died at the helm of the vessel, grasping the crucifix.
Not understanding the meaning of the crucifix is at least as stupid.
An impressive calvary or crucifix forms the focus of the church yard.
Directly below the crucifix is the door that leads to the chamber of the nuns.
This changes with the third crucifix from the monastery, which is also in the former community's church and dated to 1330.
Note 45: "Also hatten si ein crucifix, für dz gie si gar dicke betten, vnd rette mit ime als ein frund mit dem andern ...."
The ongoing row between the Catholic Church and the Spanish Government has erupted again after a judge banned the crucifix from a primary school.
If the centrality of the crucifix is eliminated, the common understanding of the meaning of the liturgy runs the risk of being distorted as a result.
Judge Alejandro Valentin Sastre ruled that “the presence of religious symbols such as a crucifix is an element of aggression which infringes rights and freedoms”.