noun
Meaning 1
A wooden structure used for crucifixions, as by the Romans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cross
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
crucifix
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
An ornamental or symbolic sculptural representation of Christ on a cross, often worn as a pendant or displayed in a Christian church.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Plain crosses are preferred by Protestants, but crucifixes by Catholics.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cross
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The iron cross, a position on the rings where the gymnast holds the rings straight out on either side of the body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: gymnastics, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings when the gymnast supports himself with both arms extended horizontally
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gymnastic exercise
noun
Meaning 5
representation of the cross on which Jesus died
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rood, rood-tree
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Cross
History
Etymology
From Middle English crucifix, from Old French crocefis (French crucifix), from Latin crucifixus.
Across languages
Translations
82 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: ristinpuu — cross for crucifixion
- Hawaiian: keʻa — cross for crucifixion
- Hindi: सूली (sūlī) — cross for crucifixion
- Hungarian: kereszt — cross for crucifixion
- Hungarian: keresztfa — cross for crucifixion
- Indonesian: salib — cross for crucifixion
- Ladino: Kruz — cross for crucifixion
- Pohnpeian: lohpwu — cross for crucifixion
- Lower Tanana: niɬghodat'oyi — cross for crucifixion
- Ottoman Turkish: خاچ (haç) — cross for crucifixion
- Yiddish: קרייז (kreyz) — cross for crucifixion
- Aramaic: צליבא — sculptural representation
- Aramaic: ܨܠܝܒܐ — sculptural representation
- Asturian: crucifixu — sculptural representation
- Belarusian: распя́цце (raspjáccje) — sculptural representation
- Belarusian: распя́цьце (raspjácʹcje) — sculptural representation
- Belarusian: крыж (kryž) — sculptural representation
- Belarusian: хрэст (xrest) — sculptural representation
- Bulgarian: разпя́тие (razpjátie) — sculptural representation
- Bulgarian: кръст (krǎst) — sculptural representation
- Catalan: crucifix — sculptural representation
- Chinese Mandarin: 十字架 (shízìjià) — sculptural representation
- Czech: krucifix — sculptural representation
- Czech: kříž — sculptural representation
- Danish: krucifiks — sculptural representation
- Dutch: kruis — sculptural representation
- Dutch: crucifix — sculptural representation
- Dutch: kruisbeeld — sculptural representation
- Esperanto: krucifikso — sculptural representation
- Finnish: krusifiksi — sculptural representation
- Finnish: ristiinnaulitunkuva — sculptural representation
- French: croix — sculptural representation
- French: crucifix — sculptural representation
- Galician: crucifixo — sculptural representation
- German: Kruzifix — sculptural representation
- Greek: σταυρός (stavrós) — sculptural representation
- Ancient Greek: σταυρός (staurós) — sculptural representation
- Hindi: क्रूस (krūs) — sculptural representation
- Hindi: सलीब (salīb) — sculptural representation
- Hungarian: feszület — sculptural representation
- Icelandic: róðukross — sculptural representation
- Italian: crocifisso — sculptural representation
- Italian: crucifisso — sculptural representation
- Italian: crocefisso — sculptural representation
- Italian: croce — sculptural representation
- Japanese: 磔刑像 (takukeizō) — sculptural representation
- Korean: 십자고상 (sipjagosang) — sculptural representation
- Latin: crux — sculptural representation
- Latvian: krucifikss — sculptural representation
- Lithuanian: krucifiksas — sculptural representation
- Macedonian: распетие (raspetie) — sculptural representation
- Macedonian: крст (krst) — sculptural representation
- Middle English: crucifix — sculptural representation
- Norman: crucifix — sculptural representation
- Norman: cruchefis — sculptural representation
- Norwegian Bokmål: krusifiks — sculptural representation
- Old Church Slavonic: крьстъ (krĭstŭ) — sculptural representation
- Old Church Slavonic: распонъ (rasponŭ) — sculptural representation
- Old Church Slavonic: распѧтиѥ (raspętije) — sculptural representation
- Pohnpeian: lohpwu — sculptural representation
- Polish: krucyfiks — sculptural representation
- Polish: krzyż — sculptural representation
- Portuguese: cruz — sculptural representation
- Portuguese: crucifixo — sculptural representation
- Romanian: crucifix — sculptural representation
- Russian: распя́тие (raspjátije) — sculptural representation
- Russian: крест (krest) — sculptural representation
- Serbo-Croatian: raspélo — sculptural representation
- Slovak: krucifix — sculptural representation
- Slovak: kríž — sculptural representation
- Slovene: križ — sculptural representation
- Slovene: razpelo — sculptural representation
- Spanish: crucifijo — sculptural representation
- Swedish: krucifix — sculptural representation
- Tagalog: krusipiho — sculptural representation
- Turkish: çarmıh — sculptural representation
- Ottoman Turkish: خاچ (haç) — sculptural representation
- Ukrainian: розп'я́ття (rozpʺjáttja) — sculptural representation
- Ukrainian: хрест (xrest) — sculptural representation
- Ukrainian: криж (kryž) — sculptural representation
- Yiddish: קרוסיפֿיקס (krusifiks) — sculptural representation
- Yup'ik: kelistaq — sculptural representation