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crucifix
cru·ci·fix [ krssə fìks ] (plural cru·ci·fix·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
representation of crucified Jesus Christ: a model or image of Jesus Christ on the cross
[12th century. Via French< ecclesiastical Latin crucifixus< Latin cruci fixus "fixed to a cross"]
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