Crossword-Solution: CRUCIFIX
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Crucifix | n. | 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. |
| Crucifix | n. | The cross or religion of Christ. |
We have 10 clues for the answer “CRUCIFIX”
| Clue | Answers |
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| It's a cross from a church | 1 answer |
| Sacramental symbol | 1 answer |
| representation of the cross on which Jesus died | 1 answer |
| HOLY rood | 2 answers |
| Rood. | 2 answers |
| Symbol of Christianity | 3 answers |
| CATHEDRAL FEATURE | 17 answers |
| Gibbet | 28 answers |
| Hanger | 58 answers |
| Cross | 120 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
TEAER
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greedy person
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Sentences with CRUCIFIX (5)
The noble Saxon was so fortunate as to reach his ward’s apartment just as she had abandoned all hope of safety, and, with a crucifix clasped in agony to her bosom, sat in expectation of instant death.
Ursula (advancing and raising up a crucifix): I conjure thee by this symbol Leave us! [Orion goes out hastily.] Hugo: Ha! the knave, He has made an exit nimble; Abbess! thou art brave.
One of these doors, on the pulpit side of the church, stood ajar, and stepping to it and pushing it wide open, Vanamee looked diagonally across a little patch of vegetables--beets, radishes, and lettuce--to the rear of the building that had once contained the cloisters, and through an open window saw Father Sarria diligently polishing the silver crucifix that usually stood on the high altar.
She put out all the lights but the taper above a large crucifix, and at its foot she sat down in tearless abandon, alone with her reproaches and her remorse.
She even said that evening, under the impulse of her enthusiasm, that she did not see, except that it might be abused, why the crucifix should not be retained by all Christian churches, as it enabled some persons not gifted with strong imaginations to have a more vivid realization of the crucified Saviour.
Quotes with CRUCIFIX (3)
The reason people use a crucifix against vampires is because vampires are allergic to bullshit.
There is a crucifix, a few cloves of garlic, a wooden stake, a hammer, a blob of Silly Putty, and a pocketknife. “You do realize these people aren’t vampires, right?” I say when Sam walks back in. “Yeah, but you never know. They’re probably crazy, like you said.” “And even if we were hunting vampires, what the hell is the Silly Putty for?” He shrugs. “Just want to be prepared.
People referred to the symbolism of the empty Cross more than once on its journey. It would seem obviously to point to our faith in Jesus’ resurrection. It’s not quite so simple though. The Cross is bare, but in and of itself the empty Cross does not point directly to the Resurrection. It says only that the body of Jesus was removed from the Cross. If a crucifix is a symbol of Good Friday, then it is the image of the empty tomb that speaks more directly of Easter and resurrec…
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Newsday, New Yorker.
Used 2 times in crossword archives (2017–2021).