CRUCIFIX

Crucifix

A crucifix is an independent image of Jesus on the cross with a representation of Jesus' body, referred to in English as the corpus, as distinct from a cross with no body.

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crucifix

Noun

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


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