Crucifixion
[kruːsɪ'fɪkʃ(ə)n] or ['krʊsə'fɪkʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering.
(noun.) the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross.
(noun.) the death of Jesus by crucifixion.
Checker: Osbert--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of nailing or fastening a person to a cross, for the purpose of putting him to death; the use of the cross as a method of capital punishment.
(n.) The state of one who is nailed or fastened to a cross; death upon a cross.
(n.) Intense suffering or affliction; painful trial.
Editor: Rebekah
Unserious Contents or Definition
If you chance to dream of the crucifixion, you will see your opportunities slip away, tearing your hopes from your grasp, and leaving you wailing over the frustration of desires.
Typist: Morton
Examples
- Within two decades of the crucifixion this new religion was already attracting the attention of the Roman rulers in several provinces. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They found out prophecies of the crucifixion in the prophets--the Gospel of Matthew is particularly insistent upon these prophecies. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Tradition says that here the Saviour was confined just previously to the crucifixion. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It is not possible that there can be any mistake about the locality of the Crucifixion. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Yet he was probably of a delicate physique, because of the swiftness with which he died under the pains of crucifixion. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But the place of the Crucifixion affects him differently. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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