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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Cru·ci·fix n.; pl. Crucifixes
 1. 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.
 2. The cross or religion of Christ. [R.]
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