crucifices

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹuː.sɨˌfɪsiːz/

Noun

crucifices

1. plural of crucifix
   • 1819, James George Barlace, An Historical Sketch of the Progress of Knowledge in England, page 106:

     The superstitious veneration, which was universally paid to crucifices, images of the Virgin Mary, &c., furnished another branch of business to the sculptors of this period […]

   • 1907, George Frederick Abbott, Israel in Europe, page 152:

     Impressive processions and sacred hymns, banners, crucifices, and assaults upon the Jews heightened the effect of his impassioned appeals.

   • 2012, Dympna Glendenning, Education and the Law, page 30:

     The display of crucifices in state schools and in state-funded schools is still an issue of considerable debate and significance […]