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Definition of crucifix noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

crucifix

noun

/ˈkruːsəfɪks/

/ˈkruːsəfɪks/

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a model of a cross with a figure of Jesus Christ on it, as a symbol of the Christian religionTopics Religion and festivalsc2
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin crucifixus, from Latin cruci fixus ‘fixed to a cross’. Compare with crucify.

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