单词 | suppedaneum |
释义 | suppedaneumn. A support for the feet of a crucified person, projecting from the vertical shaft of the cross, esp. as represented in art. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > [noun] > crucifixion > cross > support for feet of crucified suppedaneum1693 1659 J. Pearson Expos. Apostles Creed iv. 417 This Gregorius Turonensis, after the use of the cross was long omitted, interpreted of suppendaneum, a piece of wood fastened under the feet of him that suffered.] 1693 S. Wesley Life our Blessed Lord ix. 316 I know many are of Opinion, that there was a sort of a Suppedaneum, a Stay or Footstool on the Cross, as a Rest to the Bodies of Malefactors. 1845 Encycl. Metrop. XVII. 403/2 This writer states, as his opinion, that there was neither a suppedaneum, nor a seat in the Cross of our Saviour. 1864 A. B. Jameson & Lady Eastlake Hist. Our Lord II. 142 His feet always separate, and with two nails upon the footboard, or suppedaneum (a Greek feature). 1887 J. R. Allen Early Christian Symbolism 155 In some cases the feet of the Saviour are supported on a suppedaneum. 1945 Mod. Lang. Rev. 40 206 The figure was shown fastened with four nails, the feet resting side by side on a suppedaneum. 2006 R. Viladesau Beauty of Cross iv. 87 The feet are nailed separately to the suppedaneum, on which they appear as though standing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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