crucifix
noun /ˈkruːsəfɪks/
/ˈkruːsəfɪks/
- a model of a cross with a figure of Jesus Christ on it, as a symbol of the Christian religionTopics Religion and festivalsc2Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin crucifixus, from Latin cruci fixus ‘fixed to a cross’. Compare with crucify.