cruciationn.
Now rare or Obsolete.
Torture, torment.
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1496 Epit. Iaspar Late Duke of Beddeforde (Pynson) sig. aiiiv By cruel crucyacyon He hath combryd hym sore.
1659 J. Pearson Expos. Apostles Creed 297 Which cannot be annihilation, but cruciation only.
1862 Mrs. J. B. Speid Our Last Years in India 17 The protection of my bonnet saved me from further outrage and cruciation.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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