CRUCIFIX, noun [Latin , to fix on a cross; to fix.] 1. A cross on which the body of Christ is fastened in effigy. 2. A representation, in painting or statuary, of our Lord fastened to the cross. 3. Figuratively, the religion of Christ. [Little used.]
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