Recent Examples on the WebAnd Friedrich had planted the crucifix in the distance, all the way on top of a mountain, like a toothpick in a muffin.—Zachary Fine, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024 Cabinet of Curiosities Autopsy of a Saint In the late thirteenth century, followers of the Italian abbess Clare of Montefalco dissected her heart in search of a crucifix.—JSTOR Daily, 27 June 2024 The Past The 13th-century nun whose heart was dissected in search of a crucifix
This necropsy represents an early entry in what would become a tradition of performing autopsies to consider an individual’s sanctity.—Big Think, 24 June 2024 Around his neck, Viktor wears silver medallions of the Virgin Mary and the crucifix.—Mari Saito, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for crucifix
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Late Latin crucifixus the crucified Christ, from crucifixus, past participle of crucifigere to crucify, from Latin cruc-, crux + figere to fasten — more at fix
Middle English crucifix "crucifix," from Latin crucifixus (same meaning), derived from earlier Latin crucifigere "to crucify," from cruc-, crux "cross" and figere "to fasten, fix" — related to cross, crucify, fix
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