Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Crucifixal
crucifixal, adj. [ED's Latinate neologism; see crucifix, n.] (webplay: feet, put).
- Pertaining to Christian music; related to the suffering of Christ; [fig.] solemn; sober; grave; funereal; gloomy.
- Phrase. “Crucifixal sign”: sign of the cross (see sign, n.)
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