"crucifix" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹuː.sɪˌfɪks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-crucifix.wav [Southern-England] Forms: crucifixes [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English crucifix, from Old French crocefis (French crucifix), from Latin crucifixus. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|crucifix}} Middle English crucifix, {{der|en|fro|crocefis}} Old French crocefis, {{cog|fr|crucifix}} French crucifix, {{der|en|la|crucifixus}} Latin crucifixus Head templates: {{en-noun}} crucifix (plural crucifixes)
  1. A wooden cross used for crucifixions, as by the Romans. Categories (topical): Capital punishment, Christianity Translations (cross for crucifixion): ristinpuu (Finnish), kereszt (Hungarian), keresztfa (Hungarian), salib (Indonesian), Kruz [feminine] (Ladino), خاچ (haç) (Ottoman Turkish), קרייז (kreyz) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-crucifix-en-noun-Tyr-5hvF Disambiguation of Christianity: 47 32 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 34 41 Disambiguation of 'cross for crucifixion': 55 21 23
  2. An ornamental or symbolic sculptural representation of Christ on a cross, often worn as a pendant or displayed in a Christian church. Translations (sculptural representation): σταυρός (staurós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), צליבא [masculine] (Aramaic), ܨܠܝܒܐ [Classical-Syriac, masculine] (Aramaic), crucifixu [masculine] (Asturian), распя́цце (raspjáccje) [neuter] (Belarusian), распя́цьце (raspjácʹcje) [Taraškievica, neuter] (Belarusian), крыж (kryž) [masculine] (Belarusian), хрэст (xrest) [masculine] (Belarusian), разпя́тие (razpjátie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), кръст (krǎst) [masculine] (Bulgarian), crucifix [masculine] (Catalan), 十字架 (shízìjià) (Chinese Mandarin), krucifix (Czech), kříž [masculine] (Czech), krucifiks [neuter] (Danish), kruis [neuter] (Dutch), crucifix [neuter] (Dutch), kruisbeeld [neuter] (Dutch), krucifikso (Esperanto), krusifiksi (Finnish), ristiinnaulitunkuva (Finnish), croix [feminine] (French), crucifix [masculine] (French), crucifixo [masculine] (Galician), Kruzifix [neuter] (German), σταυρός (stavrós) [masculine] (Greek), क्रूस (krūs) [masculine] (Hindi), सलीब (salīb) [masculine] (Hindi), feszület (Hungarian), róðukross [masculine] (Icelandic), crocifisso (Italian), crucifisso (Italian), crocefisso (Italian), croce (Italian), 磔刑像 (takukeizō) (Japanese), 십자고상 (sipjagosang) (Korean), crux [feminine] (Latin), krucifikss [masculine] (Latvian), krucifiksas [masculine] (Lithuanian), распетие (raspetie) [neuter] (Macedonian), крст (krst) [masculine] (Macedonian), crucifix (Middle English), crucifix [masculine] (Norman), cruchefis [masculine] (Norman), krusifiks [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), خاچ (haç) (Ottoman Turkish), krucyfiks [masculine] (Polish), krzyż [masculine] (Polish), cruz [feminine] (Portuguese), crucifixo [masculine, symbol] (Portuguese), crucifix [neuter] (Romanian), распя́тие (raspjátije) [neuter] (Russian), крест (krest) [masculine] (Russian), krucifix [masculine] (Slovak), kríž [masculine] (Slovak), križ [masculine] (Slovene), razpelo [neuter] (Slovene), crucifijo (Spanish), krucifix [neuter] (Swedish), krusipiho (Tagalog), çarmıh (Turkish), розп'я́ття (rozpʺjáttja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), хрест (xrest) [masculine] (Ukrainian), криж (kryž) [masculine] (Ukrainian), קרוסיפֿיקס (krusifiks) [feminine] (Yiddish), kelistaq (Yup'ik)
    Sense id: en-crucifix-en-noun-2T7AIsto Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 34 41 Disambiguation of 'sculptural representation': 7 83 9
  3. (gymnastics) The iron cross, a position on the rings where the gymnast holds the rings straight out on either side of the body. Categories (topical): Gymnastics
    Sense id: en-crucifix-en-noun-l9LVtdRV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 34 41 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 30 41 Topics: gymnastics, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: crucifix position, crucifix toad, lily crucifix Related terms: crucifixion, crucify

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "sculptural representation",
      "word": "krusipiho"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "sculptural representation",
      "word": "çarmıh"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "rozpʺjáttja",
      "sense": "sculptural representation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "розп'я́ття"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "xrest",
      "sense": "sculptural representation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "хрест"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kryž",
      "sense": "sculptural representation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "криж"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "krusifiks",
      "sense": "sculptural representation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "קרוסיפֿיקס"
    },
    {
      "code": "esu",
      "lang": "Yup'ik",
      "sense": "sculptural representation",
      "word": "kelistaq"
    }
  ],
  "word": "crucifix"
}

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