crucifixionn.
/kruːsɪˈfɪkʃən/ 1.
a. The action of crucifying, or of putting to death on a cross.
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society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > [noun] > crucifixion
crucifyingc1320
crucifixiona1729
a1729 R. Moss Serm. (1738) VIII. 364 The Jews, who had no such legal Punishment as Crucifixion.
1854 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity I. iii. v. 375 The abolition of crucifixion as a punishment by Constantine was an act..of religious reverence.
b. spec. the Crucifixion: that of Jesus Christ on Calvary.
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society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > biblical events > [noun] > crucifixion
throwingeOE
rood-pinec1175
passionc1200
crossc1380
sacrificea1450
the Crucifixion1649
1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar iii. §15. 132 The accidents happening from the apprehension till the crucifixion of Jesus.
1858 J. Martineau Stud. Christianity 129 So studiously is every allusion to the crucifixion avoided.
2. figurative.† a. Torture, severe pain or anguish (quot. 1648).
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b. The action of ‘crucifying’ or mortifying (passions, sins, etc.).
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the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > asceticism > [noun] > mortifying the flesh, etc.
mortifyingc1384
mortificationc1390
scleragogy1621
necrosis1706
crucifixiona1711
society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > asceticism or mortification > [noun]
afflictionc1330
mortifyingc1384
mortification of (the) body (also flesh, senses, sin, etc.)c1390
mortificationa1500
self-mortification1586
necrosis1706
crucifixiona1711
asceticism1845
1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. N4 Do you prove What Crucifixions are in Love?
a1711 T. Ken Hymnarium 111 in Wks. (1721) II. They'll be my constant Crucifixions here.
1838 E. B. Pusey Parochial Serm. (1873) III. iii A crucifixion of our passions, appetites, desires.
c. (See quot. 1917.)
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society > authority > punishment > other types of punishment > [noun] > military or naval punishments > being spread-eagled on a wheel
crucifixion1917
1917 A. G. Empey From Fire Step 149 The famous Field Punishment No. 1. Tommy has nicknamed it ‘crucifixion’. It means that a man is spread-eagled on a limber wheel two hours a day for twenty-one days. During this time he only gets water, bully beef, and biscuits for his chow. You get ‘crucified’ for repeated minor offences.
3. A picture or representation of the Crucifixion of Christ.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to subject > [noun] > religious painting > picture by subject
majestyc1450
the Visitation (of our Lady)1498
Our Lady Piety1533
annunciation1556
nativity1646
Pietàc1660
noli me tangerea1684
virgina1684
glory1708
flagellation1728
scourging1757
Mater Dolorosa1800
crucifixion1841
hortus conclusus1852
Hodegetria1880
Gethsemane1901
anastasis1995
1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands II. 353 The masterpiece..is the celebrated Crucifixion.
1859 J. M. Jephson & L. Reeve Narr. Walking Tour Brittany viii. 113 An incongruous collection of Crucifixions and Venuses.
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