The Collaborative International Dictionary
Crucifix \Cru"ci*fix\ (kr?"s?-f?ks), n.; pl. Crucifixes (-?z). [F. crucifix or LL. crucifixum, fr. L. crux, crucis, cross + figere, fixum, to fix. See Cross, and Fix, and cf. Crucify.]
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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.
The cross, too, by degrees, become the crucifix.
--Milman.And kissing oft her crucifix, Unto the block she drew.
--Warner. The cross or religion of Christ. [R.]
--Jer. Taylor.
Wiktionary
n. (plural of crucifix English)
Usage examples of "crucifixes".
It was a heart pierced by two crucifixes, the same symbol worn on the shirts of the soldiers around them, and was like no church decoration she had ever seen.
A flat piece of brass, it proved to be engraved—with the Church’s own emblem, the Sacred Heart pierced by twin crucifixes, the sole difference being that this heart was engulfed in flames.
Ornate crucifixes were the most common, but there were banners and a reliquary borne by four women which, ifpure gold, must have cost as much as a starship.
Rosaries, with little golden crucifixes attached, were distributed, medals of Saint Benedict holding the Cross in his right hand and the Holy Rule in his left, and phials of salt and mercury.