n.; pl.Crucifixes [ F. crucifix or LL. crucifixum, fr. L. crux, crucis, cross + figere, fixum, to fix. See Cross, and Fix, and cf. Crucify. ] 1. A representation in art of the figure of Christ upon the cross; esp., the sculptured figure affixed to a real cross of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, used by the Roman Catholics in their devotions. [ 1913 Webster ]
The cross, too, by degrees, become the crucifix. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]
And kissing oft her crucifix, Unto the block she drew. Warner. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The cross or religion of Christ. [ R. ] Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. 1. The act of nailing or fastening a person to a cross, for the purpose of putting him to death; the use of the cross as a method of capital punishment. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The state of one who is nailed or fastened to a cross; death upon a cross. [ 1913 Webster ]
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