crucifixion
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: Christianity
government
military
politics
war
Etymology: From Middle English crucifixioun, from Late Latin noun of process crucifīxiō, from perfect passive participle crucifīxus (“fixed to a cross”), from crux (“cross”) + fīgō.
Inflected forms:
form: crucifixions
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Rome used crucifixions as a deterrent, and standard for the 'vilest' crimes, such as slave rebellion.
Centurion: Stabbed? Takes a second. Crucifixion lasts hours! It's a slow, horrible death! / Matthias: Well, at least it gets you out in the open air.
gloss: An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead.
pos: noun
tags: capitalized
countable
often
uncountable
gloss: The military punishment of being tied to a fixed object, often with the limbs in a stretched position.
pos: noun
tags: colloquial
countable
historical
uncountable
gloss: An ordeal, terrible, especially malicious treatment imposed upon someone.
pos: noun
tags: countable
figuratively
uncountable
examples: The suspects' hostile interrogation amounted to a public crucifixion.
Related words: crucify
crucifix
Derived words: crucifixional
crucifixionary
crucifixionlike
crucifixion thorn
recrucifixion
Translations:
lang: Afrikaans
word: kruisiging
lang: Afrikaans
word: kruisdood
lang: Arabic
word: صَلْب
roman: ṣalb
lang: Armenian
word: խաչելություն
roman: xačʻelutʻyun
lang: Azerbaijani
word: çarmıxa çəkmə
lang: Belarusian
word: распя́цце
roman: raspjáccje
lang: Belarusian
word: распя́цьце
roman: raspjácʹcje
lang: Belarusian
word: раскрыжава́нне
roman: raskryžavánnje
lang: Belarusian
word: раскрыжава́ньне
roman: raskryžavánʹnje
lang: Bulgarian
word: разпя́тие
roman: razpjátie
lang: Bulgarian
word: разпъ́ване
roman: razpǎ́vane
lang: Catalan
word: crucifixió
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 釘十字架 /钉十字架
roman: dīng shízìjià
lang: Czech
word: ukřižování
lang: Danish
word: korsfæstelse
lang: Dutch
word: kruisiging
lang: Dutch
word: kruisdood
lang: Dutch
word: dood aan het kruis
lang: Esperanto
word: krucumado
lang: Esperanto
word: krucumo
lang: Estonian
word: ristilöömine
lang: Finnish
word: ristiinnaulitseminen
lang: French
word: crucifiement
lang: Galician
word: crucifixión
lang: Georgian
word: ჯვარცმა
roman: ǯvarcma
lang: German
word: Kreuzigung
lang: German
word: Kreuzigen
lang: Greek
word: σταύρωση
roman: stávrosi
lang: Ancient Greek
word: σταύρωσῐς
roman: staúrōsĭs
lang: Gujarati
word: ક્રૂસારોહણ
roman: krūsārohaṇ
lang: Hebrew
word: צְלִיבָה
lang: Hungarian
word: keresztre feszítés
lang: Icelandic
word: krossfesting
lang: Ido
word: krucago
lang: Irish
word: céasadh
lang: Irish
word: crochadh
lang: Italian
word: crocifissione
lang: Italian
word: crocefissione
lang: Japanese
word: はりつけ
roman: haritsuke
lang: Japanese
word: 磔
roman: haritsuke
lang: Korean
word: 십자가형
roman: sipjagahyeong
lang: Latin
word: crucifīxiō
lang: Macedonian
word: распнување
roman: raspnuvanje
lang: Macedonian
word: распетие
roman: raspetie
lang: Malay
word: penyaliban
lang: Malayalam
word: കുരിശിലേറ്റൽ
roman: kuriśilēṟṟal
lang: Māori
word: rīpekatanga
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: korsfestelse
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: korsfesting
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: krossfesting
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: korsfesting
lang: Persian
word: برصلیب آویزی
roman: barsalib āvizi
lang: Polish
word: ukrzyżowanie
lang: Portuguese
word: crucificação
lang: Portuguese
word: crucifixão
lang: Romanian
word: răstignire
lang: Russian
word: распя́тие
roman: raspjátije
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: ceusadh
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: распе́ће
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: raspéće
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: razapinjanje
lang: Slovak
word: ukrižovanie
lang: Slovene
word: križanje
lang: Spanish
word: crucifixión
lang: Swedish
word: korsfästning
lang: Swedish
word: korsfästelse
lang: Thai
word: การตรึงกางเขน
lang: Ukrainian
word: розп'я́ття
roman: rozpʺjáttja
lang: Welsh
word: croeshoeliad
lang: Yiddish
word: קרייציקונג
roman: kreytsikung