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crucifix

noun as in cross

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He learned in this same place to weave these threads and make bracelets, necklaces, rosaries, crucifixes and even rings out of them.

In the Sierra Guadarrama, a Jesuit priest personally led an infantry charge while waving a crucifix.

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He pulled the crucifix from under his shirt and it glinted in the bright midday sun.

Did you not get a serious case of the creepy crawlies when those hordes of spiders spilled out of the crucifix?

One of the cornerstone images of the movement purports to be of a Syrian Christian, slain by a crucifix shoved down her throat.

And then there's a brief flash of a sultry brunette, topless, alongside a fluorescent crucifix.

Block manages to emphasize the importance of religious symbol in his clever use of the crucifix and monk in Hit Me.

Why did Ricetto, Bruno and Servetus in the hour of martyrdom turn with loathing from that sacred emblem, the crucifix?

The crucifix, considering its age and position, is in a wonderful state of preservation.

Seized with affright, the princess recoiled to where an ivory crucifix gleamed on a black velvet background.

The prelate rose, held on high a brazen crucifix, at which both champions made the sign of the cross with their lance points.

In one hand the lad held up a brazen crucifix, and stretched it forth—defence against the slayer.

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On this page you'll find 3 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to crucifix, such as: rood, x, and cruciate.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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