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Saturday, January 16, 2010

Cross


Cross
Definition: The device on which Jesus Christ was executed is referred to by most of Christendom as a cross. The expression is drawn from the Latin crux.

cross

[kraws, kros] Show IPA noun, verb, adjective, -er,-est.
–noun
1.a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, upon which persons were formerly put to death.
2.any object, figure, or mark resembling a cross, as two intersecting lines.
3.a mark resembling a cross, usually an X, made instead of a signature by a person unable to write.
4.the Cross, the cross upon which Jesus died.
5.a figure of the Cross as a Christian emblem, badge, etc.
6.the Cross as the symbol of Christianity.
7.a small cross with a human figure attached to it, as a representation of Jesus crucified; crucifix.

cru⋅ci⋅fix

[kroo-suh-fiks] Show IPA
–noun
1.a cross with the figure of Jesus crucified upon it.
2.any cross.
3.Gymnastics. a stunt performed on the parallel rings in which the athlete holds himself or herself rigid with arms extended horizontally from the shoulders.
crucifīgere to crucify; see fix
cru⋅ci⋅fi⋅cial [kroo-suh-fish-uhl] Show IPA , adjective

–noun, plural crux⋅es, cru⋅ces [kroo-seez] Show IPA .
1.a vital, basic, decisive, or pivotal point: The crux of the trial was his whereabouts at the time of the murder.
2.a cross.
3.something that torments by its puzzling nature; a perplexing difficulty.
Origin: 1635–45; L: stake, scaffold, or cross used in executions, torment; figurative senses perh. NL crux (interpretum) (commentators') torment, a difficult passage in a text; cf. crucial
1. essence, heart, core, gist.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.

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