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crucifix. A model of the cross, bearing an image of the crucified Lord. Crucifixes are widely used among Catholics as objects of private and public devotion. In the C of E after the Reformation crucifixes were rare before the 19th cent. Lutherans are the only Protestant body which habitually uses the crucifix. In the E. their place is taken by a flat likeness, i.e. a form of icon.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "crucifix." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "crucifix." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-crucifix.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "crucifix." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-crucifix.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "crucifix." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "crucifix." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-crucifix.html T. F. HOAD. "crucifix." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-crucifix.html |
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Crucifix. A representation of the cross of Christ, usually with the figure of Christ. Evangelicals sometimes have a horror of it as idolatrous or as suggesting a dead rather than a risen Christ; at best, therefore, for them the cross should be empty (i.e. not bearing a figure).
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JOHN BOWKER. "Crucifix." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Crucifix." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Crucifix.html JOHN BOWKER. "Crucifix." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Crucifix.html |
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crucifix a representation of a cross with a figure of Christ on it. The word is recorded from Middle English and comes via Old French and ecclesiastical Latin, from Latin cruci fixus ‘fixed to a cross’.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "crucifix." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "crucifix." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-crucifix.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "crucifix." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-crucifix.html |
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crucifix see cross . |
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"crucifix." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "crucifix." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-crucifix.html "crucifix." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-crucifix.html |
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•Aquarobics • radix • appendix
•crucifix • suffix • Alex • calyx
•Felix, helix
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•hydromechanics • phoenix
•Ebonics, onyx
•mechatronics • sardonyx
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•subtropics • Hendrix
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•administratrix • oryx • tortrix
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•Dianetics • geopolitics • bioethics
•cervix • astrophysics • yikes
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"crucifix." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "crucifix." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-crucifix.html "crucifix." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-crucifix.html |
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