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crucifixes

Meaning

of Crucifix

Source: Webster's dictionary

Examples

A decision by Germany's highest court that banned the display of crosses or crucifixes in classrooms has sparked widespread outrage and protest. Stephen Kinzer

He would sink a ship freighted with crucifixes. French Proverb

On some crucifixes a skull and crossbones are shown below the corpus, referring to Golgotha ( Calvary ), the site at which Jesus was crucified, which the Gospels say means in Hebrew "the place of the skull." Source: Internet

Shadowed side chapels beckoned with a beautiful array of statues, paintings and crucifixes, which vividly express the passion and power of Spanish Catholicism. Source: Internet

Hitler later removed the restriction on crucifixes, as it was damaging morale. Source: Internet

In January 2016, a prominent Christian church leader Rev Gu Yuese who criticised the mass removal of church crucifixes by the government was arrested for "embezzling funds". Source: Internet

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