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  • noun Plural form of crucifix.

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Examples

  • While this painted crucifixion scene does not survive, we do have three St. Katharinenthal crucifixes from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.

    Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008

  • Perhaps he'll produce a synthesis, in which China, having crushed its own Muslims, rises to world power while a dhimmfied Europe, hiding its Bibles and crucifixes, is busy arguing about the final constitution of the EU Caliphate.

    I Don't Understand ... Laban 2005

  • Perhaps he'll produce a synthesis, in which China, having crushed its own Muslims, rises to world power while a dhimmfied Europe, hiding its Bibles and crucifixes, is busy arguing about the final constitution of the EU Caliphate.

    Archive 2005-07-03 Laban 2005

  • There have been a series of rows in schools in recent years over the right of pupils to wear religious symbols or clothing, such as crucifixes and veils.

    School Girl Wearing ”Purity Ring” goes to High Court | Impact Lab 2007

  • According to Uncle Thomas, many Elemental Masters preferred to have a religious cast to their magical workrooms; they often had an altar and religious icons such as crucifixes, statues of ancient gods or goddesses, censers for incense, and other religious paraphernalia.

    The Gates Of Sleep Lackey, Mercedes 2002

  • In another, besides the usual ornaments, such as crucifixes, &c., we found an image of Brother Antony Müller, arrayed in his brown robe and hood, with beads, a long gray beard, and bare feet, just as he is stated to have exhibited himself in the land of the living.

    Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II 1842

  • The new guidelines say religious symbols such as crucifixes and menorahs are still permitted at daycares, as long as they're not used for religious instruction.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed INGRID PERITZ 2010

  • The new guidelines say religious symbols such as crucifixes and menorahs are still permitted at daycares, as long as they're not used for religious instruction.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed INGRID PERITZ 2010

  • While religious symbols such as crucifixes would still be allowed, they could not be used as an educational tool.

    CBC | Top Stories News 2010

  • Spain's Religious Freedom Bill, which would also prohibit religious symbols, such as crucifixes, in state-owned buildings.

    JURIST - Paper Chase 2010

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