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crucifixion

Definition of crucifixion

[mass noun]

an ancient form of execution in which a person was nailed or bound to a cross: there is little evidence that the Romans used to flog their victims before crucifixion
(the Crucifixion) the killing of Jesus Christ by crucifixion: Paul appears on the scene within a year or so of the Crucifixion
(Crucifixion) an artistic representation or musical composition based on the Crucifixion: Picasso’s Crucifixion of 1930

Origin:

late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin crucifixio(n-), from the verb crucifigere (see crucify)

Definition of crucifixion in the US English dictionary

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