crucifixion.
An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead.
Meaning & usage
An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead.
Rome used crucifixions as a deterrent, and standard for the 'vilest' crimes, such as slave rebellion.
An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead. The death of Jesus Christ on the Cross.
The military punishment of being tied to a fixed object, often with the limbs in a stretched position.
An ordeal, terrible, especially malicious treatment imposed upon someone.
The suspects' hostile interrogation amounted to a public crucifixion.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English crucifixioun, from Late Latin noun of process crucifīxiō, from perfect passive participle crucifīxus (“fixed to a cross”), from crux (“cross”) + fīgō.
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