crucifixion
IPA: krusɪfˈɪkʃʌn
noun
- An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead.
- (Christianity, often capitalized) The death of Jesus Christ on the Cross.
- (military, historical, colloquial) The military punishment of being tied to a fixed object, often with the limbs in a stretched position.
- (figuratively) An ordeal, terrible, especially malicious treatment imposed upon someone.
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Examples of "crucifixion" in Sentences
- Crucifixion darkness and eclipse.
- Details of crucifixion technique.
- People present at the crucifixion.
- Predictions about the crucifixion.
- The altar portrays the crucifixion.
- It is not an image of a crucifixion.
- On the head is a carving of the Crucifixion.
- He survived the crucifixion and did not die an accursed death.
- The gibbet on which crucifixion was carried out could be of many shapes.
- He lived a sinless life and died by crucifixion for the sins of the world.