How do you pronounce crux?
noun, plural crux·es, cru·ces [kroo-seez].
What does crux mean?
1 : a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question The origin of the word is a scholarly crux. 2 : an essential point requiring resolution or resolving an outcome. 3 : a main or central feature (as of an argument) … he discarded all but the essential cruxes of his argument.—
Does crux mean cross?
Latin crux meant generically “a tree, frame, or other wooden instruments of execution, on which criminals were impaled or hanged” and in particular “a cross“. The word crux took on the metaphorical meaning of torment or torture, especially mental (crucio).
What’s another word for Crux?
Crux Synonyms – WordHippo Thesaurus.
What is another word for crux?
| essence | core |
|---|---|
| gist | nub |
| pith | meat |
| nucleus | point |
| root | substance |