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    cru·ci·fix·ion
    /ˌkro͞osəˈfikSH(ə)n/

    noun

    • 1. the execution of a person by nailing or binding them to a cross: "there is little evidence that the Romans used to flog their victims before crucifixion"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › crucifixionCrucifixion Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. a. capitalized : the crucifying of Christ. b. : the act of crucifying. 2. : extreme and painful punishment, affliction, or suffering. Examples of crucifixion in a Sentence. the crucifixion of the rebel Spartacus.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CrucifixionCrucifixion - Wikipedia

    Crucifixion was intended to provide a death that was particularly slow, painful (hence the term excruciating, literally "out of crucifying"), gruesome, humiliating, and public, using whatever means were most expedient for that goal. Crucifixion methods varied considerably with location and period.

  4. www.britannica.com › topic › crucifixion-capital-punishmentCrucifixion | Description, History, Punishment, & Jesus

    Jul 31, 2024 · Crucifixion was an important method of capital punishment particularly among the Persians, Seleucids, Carthaginians, and Romans until about the 4th century CE. The most famous victim of crucifixion is Jesus Christ.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › crucifixionCRUCIFIXION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. the Crucifixion. the crucifying of Christ at Calvary, regarded by Christians as the culminating redemptive act of his ministry. a picture or representation of this.

  6. www.worldhistory.org › crucifixionCrucifixion - World History Encyclopedia

    May 12, 2022 · Crucifixion as a punishment was practiced by several ancient cultures, but most notably adopted by the Roman Republic and later Roman Empire. Crucifixion was a method of hanging or suspending someone on the combination of vertical and horizontal poles until they died.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCRUCIFIXION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CRUCIFIXION definition: 1. the act of crucifying someone 2. a painting or other piece of art representing the crucifixion…. Learn more.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › crucifixionCrucifixion - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Crucifixion, essentially fastening a person to a large cross, is most commonly associated with Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified after being convicted of the crime of blasphemy.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioncrucifixion noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of crucifixion noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCRUCIFIXION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    CRUCIFIXION meaning: 1. the act of crucifying someone 2. a painting or other piece of art representing the crucifixion…. Learn more.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCRUCIFIXION | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    CRUCIFIXION definition: in the past, the punishment of fastening someone to a cross and leaving them to die: . Learn more.