Meanings
plural crucifixes
- A wooden structure used for crucifixions, as by the Romans.
Also the candles flickering in the blood-red sconces are black and the body on the crucifix is that of a full-breasted woman.
1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 96Synonyms: cross
- gymnasticsThe iron cross, a position on the rings where the gymnast holds the rings straight out on either side of the body.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA wooden structure used for crucifixions, as by the Romans.
nounAn ornamental or symbolic sculptural representation of Christ on a cross, often worn as a pendant or displayed in a Christian church.
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Origin
- Latincrucifixus
- Old Frenchcrocefis
- Middle Englishcrucifix
- Englishcrucifix
From Middle English crucifix, from Old French crocefis (French crucifix), from Latin crucifixus.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek σταυρός
- σταυρός (staurós)sculptural representation
Bulgarian разпя́тие, кръст
- разпя́тие (razpjátie)sculptural representation
- кръст (krăst)sculptural representation
Catalan crucifix
- crucifixsculptural representation
Chinese Mandarin 十字架
- 十字架 (shízìjià)sculptural representation
Czech krucifix, kříž
- krucifixsculptural representation
- křížsculptural representation
Danish krucifiks
- krucifikssculptural representation
Dutch kruis, crucifix
- kruissculptural representation
- crucifixsculptural representation
- kruisbeeldsculptural representation
Esperanto krucifikso
- krucifiksosculptural representation
Finnish ristinpuu, krusifiksi
- ristinpuucross for crucifixion
- krusifiksisculptural representation
- ristiinnaulitunkuvasculptural representation
French croix, crucifix
- croixsculptural representation
- crucifixsculptural representation
German Kruzifix
- Kruzifixsculptural representation
Greek σταυρός
- σταυρός (stavrós)sculptural representation
Hawaiian keʻa
- keʻacross for crucifixion
Hindi सूली, क्रूस
- सूली (sūlī)cross for crucifixion
- क्रूस (krūs)sculptural representation
- सलीब (salīb)sculptural representation
Hungarian kereszt, keresztfa
- keresztcross for crucifixion
- keresztfacross for crucifixion
- feszületsculptural representation
Icelandic róðukross
- róðukrosssculptural representation
Indonesian salib
- salibcross for crucifixion
Italian crocifisso, crucifisso
- crocifissosculptural representation
- crucifissosculptural representation
- crocefissosculptural representation
- crocesculptural representation
Japanese 磔刑像
- 磔刑像 (takukeizō)sculptural representation
Korean 십자고상
- 십자고상 (sipjagosang)sculptural representation
Latin crux
- cruxsculptural representation
Latvian krucifikss
- krucifiksssculptural representation
Lithuanian krucifiksas
- krucifiksassculptural representation
Norwegian Bokmål krusifiks
- krusifikssculptural representation
Polish krucyfiks, krzyż
- krucyfikssculptural representation
- krzyżsculptural representation
Portuguese cruz, crucifixo
- cruzsculptural representation
- crucifixosculptural representation
Romanian crucifix
- crucifixsculptural representation
Russian распя́тие, крест
- распя́тие (raspjátije)sculptural representation
- крест (krest)sculptural representation
Slovak krucifix, kríž
- krucifixsculptural representation
- krížsculptural representation
Spanish crucifijo
- crucifijosculptural representation
Swedish krucifix
- krucifixsculptural representation
Tagalog krusipiho
- krusipihosculptural representation
Turkish çarmıh
- çarmıhsculptural representation
Ukrainian розп'я́ття, хрест
- розп'я́ття (rozpʺjáttja)sculptural representation
- хрест (xrest)sculptural representation
- криж (kryž)sculptural representation
Yiddish קרייז, קרוסיפֿיקס
- קרייז (kreyz)cross for crucifixion
- קרוסיפֿיקס (krusifiks)sculptural representation
Cite this entry
crucifix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crucifix
“crucifix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crucifix. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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