Definition of crucifixion in English:

crucifixion

noun kruːsɪˈfɪkʃ(ə)nˌkrusəˈfɪkʃən

mass noun

1An ancient form of execution in which a person was nailed or bound to a cross.
there is little evidence that the Romans used to flog their victims before crucifixion
Example sentencesExamples
- The usual crucifixion began with the victim being flogged and severely beaten.
- The Romans designed the act of crucifixion to slowly execute a person through torture while humiliating him.
- In real life crucifixions, the nail was placed between the radius and ulna bones of the forearm, with a plate of wood set between the head of the nail and the flesh to secure it further.
1. 1.1 The killing of Jesus Christ by crucifixion.
  Paul appears on the scene within a year or so of the Crucifixion
2. 1.2 An artistic representation or musical composition based on the Crucifixion.
  Picasso's Crucifixion of 1930
  Example sentencesExamples
  Next, on the liturgical left, is Filippino's Crucifixion of Peter, where the original subject is at question.
  His 1912 Calvary is at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and his White Crucifixion hangs in the Art Institute of Chicago.
  The Grünewald altarpiece had also been a favourite of the German expressionists, being the starting point for Emil Nolde's famous Crucifixion of 1912.
  The Crucifixion was delivered, and therefore reckoned to be finished, but it is also strikingly economical and bold in its details.
  He has a new play, Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams, running in New York, and an even newer work, Crucifixion, receiving its world premiere in San Francisco in October.
  The composition of a Crucifixion cameo of similar date, here tentatively associated with Venice, may in theory have been borrowed from a mosaic or manuscript source, but not from a classical cameo.
  It will feature John Stainer's Crucifixion, a well-known and loved piece.
  Grunewald's Crucifixion becomes a symbol of Germany's agony, the Passion it suffered as a consequence of its defeat in World War I.
  The Crucifixion series, he says, ‘will go on forever, because every time I start one I never know what's going to go into it.’
  The choir will be singing Crucifixion, by Stainer, and anybody interested in joining in can go along to the rehearsal at 2pm on the same day.
  Sutherland gracefully found a way back to nature studies while painting the crown of thorns in his Crucifixion.
  The variety of Pino's responses to Michelangelo is seen in his later Crucifixion of 1577 in SS Severino e Sossio, where Christ's lithe body is seen above a commotion of figures below.
  Augustus III was of a religious turn of mind, and he had Meissen produce sacred art like Kandler's Crucifixion, one of the largest porcelain groups.
  As one sees from his Crucifixion and his Battle of Poitiers, hung alongside, Delacroix was rapacious for colour; especially, in picture after picture, for the cruel colour of blood.
  While anatomical and spatial description is often minimal, the overall narrative organization and pace of the scenes is dramatic, culminating in the powerful Crucifixion which takes up the main space of an entire bay.
  Each of the three movements ‘depicts’ an episode in the life of Christ: Nativity, Crucifixion and Resurrection.
  I would like to think people come to the Met to see the David Lavoisier, the Van Eyck diptych of the Crucifixion and Last Judgement, and the Velazquez Juan de Pareja.

Origin

Late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin crucifixio(n-), from the verb crucifigere (see crucify).

Rhymes

addiction, affliction, benediction, constriction, conviction, depiction, dereliction, diction, eviction, fiction, friction, infliction, interdiction, jurisdiction, malediction, restriction, transfixion, valediction

Definition of crucifixion in US English:

crucifixion

nounˌkro͞osəˈfikSHənˌkrusəˈfɪkʃən

1The execution of a person by nailing or binding them to a cross.
there is little evidence that the Romans used to flog their victims before crucifixion
Example sentencesExamples
- The usual crucifixion began with the victim being flogged and severely beaten.
- In real life crucifixions, the nail was placed between the radius and ulna bones of the forearm, with a plate of wood set between the head of the nail and the flesh to secure it further.
- The Romans designed the act of crucifixion to slowly execute a person through torture while humiliating him.
1. 1.1the Crucifixion The killing of Jesus Christ by crucifixion.
  Paul appears on the scene within a year or so of the Crucifixion
2. 1.2Crucifixionin singular An artistic representation or musical composition based on the Crucifixion.
  Picasso's Crucifixion of 1930
  Example sentencesExamples
  Grunewald's Crucifixion becomes a symbol of Germany's agony, the Passion it suffered as a consequence of its defeat in World War I.
  His 1912 Calvary is at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and his White Crucifixion hangs in the Art Institute of Chicago.
  The Crucifixion series, he says, ‘will go on forever, because every time I start one I never know what's going to go into it.’
  Next, on the liturgical left, is Filippino's Crucifixion of Peter, where the original subject is at question.
  The choir will be singing Crucifixion, by Stainer, and anybody interested in joining in can go along to the rehearsal at 2pm on the same day.
  As one sees from his Crucifixion and his Battle of Poitiers, hung alongside, Delacroix was rapacious for colour; especially, in picture after picture, for the cruel colour of blood.
  The variety of Pino's responses to Michelangelo is seen in his later Crucifixion of 1577 in SS Severino e Sossio, where Christ's lithe body is seen above a commotion of figures below.
  The Crucifixion was delivered, and therefore reckoned to be finished, but it is also strikingly economical and bold in its details.
  He has a new play, Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams, running in New York, and an even newer work, Crucifixion, receiving its world premiere in San Francisco in October.
  It will feature John Stainer's Crucifixion, a well-known and loved piece.
  Each of the three movements ‘depicts’ an episode in the life of Christ: Nativity, Crucifixion and Resurrection.
  I would like to think people come to the Met to see the David Lavoisier, the Van Eyck diptych of the Crucifixion and Last Judgement, and the Velazquez Juan de Pareja.
  While anatomical and spatial description is often minimal, the overall narrative organization and pace of the scenes is dramatic, culminating in the powerful Crucifixion which takes up the main space of an entire bay.
  The composition of a Crucifixion cameo of similar date, here tentatively associated with Venice, may in theory have been borrowed from a mosaic or manuscript source, but not from a classical cameo.
  Sutherland gracefully found a way back to nature studies while painting the crown of thorns in his Crucifixion.
  The Grünewald altarpiece had also been a favourite of the German expressionists, being the starting point for Emil Nolde's famous Crucifixion of 1912.
  Augustus III was of a religious turn of mind, and he had Meissen produce sacred art like Kandler's Crucifixion, one of the largest porcelain groups.

Origin

Late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin crucifixio(n-), from the verb crucifigere (see crucify).

单词	crucifixion
释义	Definition of crucifixion in English: crucifixion noun kruːsɪˈfɪkʃ(ə)nˌkrusəˈfɪkʃən mass noun 1An ancient form of execution in which a person was nailed or bound to a cross. there is little evidence that the Romans used to flog their victims before crucifixion Example sentencesExamples The usual crucifixion began with the victim being flogged and severely beaten. The Romans designed the act of crucifixion to slowly execute a person through torture while humiliating him. In real life crucifixions, the nail was placed between the radius and ulna bones of the forearm, with a plate of wood set between the head of the nail and the flesh to secure it further. 1.1 The killing of Jesus Christ by crucifixion. Paul appears on the scene within a year or so of the Crucifixion 1.2 An artistic representation or musical composition based on the Crucifixion. Picasso's Crucifixion of 1930 Example sentencesExamples Next, on the liturgical left, is Filippino's Crucifixion of Peter, where the original subject is at question. His 1912 Calvary is at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and his White Crucifixion hangs in the Art Institute of Chicago. The Grünewald altarpiece had also been a favourite of the German expressionists, being the starting point for Emil Nolde's famous Crucifixion of 1912. The Crucifixion was delivered, and therefore reckoned to be finished, but it is also strikingly economical and bold in its details. He has a new play, Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams, running in New York, and an even newer work, Crucifixion, receiving its world premiere in San Francisco in October. The composition of a Crucifixion cameo of similar date, here tentatively associated with Venice, may in theory have been borrowed from a mosaic or manuscript source, but not from a classical cameo. It will feature John Stainer's Crucifixion, a well-known and loved piece. Grunewald's Crucifixion becomes a symbol of Germany's agony, the Passion it suffered as a consequence of its defeat in World War I. The Crucifixion series, he says, ‘will go on forever, because every time I start one I never know what's going to go into it.’ The choir will be singing Crucifixion, by Stainer, and anybody interested in joining in can go along to the rehearsal at 2pm on the same day. Sutherland gracefully found a way back to nature studies while painting the crown of thorns in his Crucifixion. The variety of Pino's responses to Michelangelo is seen in his later Crucifixion of 1577 in SS Severino e Sossio, where Christ's lithe body is seen above a commotion of figures below. Augustus III was of a religious turn of mind, and he had Meissen produce sacred art like Kandler's Crucifixion, one of the largest porcelain groups. As one sees from his Crucifixion and his Battle of Poitiers, hung alongside, Delacroix was rapacious for colour; especially, in picture after picture, for the cruel colour of blood. While anatomical and spatial description is often minimal, the overall narrative organization and pace of the scenes is dramatic, culminating in the powerful Crucifixion which takes up the main space of an entire bay. Each of the three movements ‘depicts’ an episode in the life of Christ: Nativity, Crucifixion and Resurrection. I would like to think people come to the Met to see the David Lavoisier, the Van Eyck diptych of the Crucifixion and Last Judgement, and the Velazquez Juan de Pareja. Origin Late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin crucifixio(n-), from the verb crucifigere (see crucify). Rhymes addiction, affliction, benediction, constriction, conviction, depiction, dereliction, diction, eviction, fiction, friction, infliction, interdiction, jurisdiction, malediction, restriction, transfixion, valediction Definition of crucifixion in US English: crucifixion nounˌkro͞osəˈfikSHənˌkrusəˈfɪkʃən 1The execution of a person by nailing or binding them to a cross. there is little evidence that the Romans used to flog their victims before crucifixion Example sentencesExamples The usual crucifixion began with the victim being flogged and severely beaten. In real life crucifixions, the nail was placed between the radius and ulna bones of the forearm, with a plate of wood set between the head of the nail and the flesh to secure it further. The Romans designed the act of crucifixion to slowly execute a person through torture while humiliating him. 1.1the Crucifixion The killing of Jesus Christ by crucifixion. Paul appears on the scene within a year or so of the Crucifixion 1.2Crucifixionin singular An artistic representation or musical composition based on the Crucifixion. Picasso's Crucifixion of 1930 Example sentencesExamples Grunewald's Crucifixion becomes a symbol of Germany's agony, the Passion it suffered as a consequence of its defeat in World War I. His 1912 Calvary is at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and his White Crucifixion hangs in the Art Institute of Chicago. The Crucifixion series, he says, ‘will go on forever, because every time I start one I never know what's going to go into it.’ Next, on the liturgical left, is Filippino's Crucifixion of Peter, where the original subject is at question. The choir will be singing Crucifixion, by Stainer, and anybody interested in joining in can go along to the rehearsal at 2pm on the same day. As one sees from his Crucifixion and his Battle of Poitiers, hung alongside, Delacroix was rapacious for colour; especially, in picture after picture, for the cruel colour of blood. The variety of Pino's responses to Michelangelo is seen in his later Crucifixion of 1577 in SS Severino e Sossio, where Christ's lithe body is seen above a commotion of figures below. The Crucifixion was delivered, and therefore reckoned to be finished, but it is also strikingly economical and bold in its details. He has a new play, Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams, running in New York, and an even newer work, Crucifixion, receiving its world premiere in San Francisco in October. It will feature John Stainer's Crucifixion, a well-known and loved piece. Each of the three movements ‘depicts’ an episode in the life of Christ: Nativity, Crucifixion and Resurrection. I would like to think people come to the Met to see the David Lavoisier, the Van Eyck diptych of the Crucifixion and Last Judgement, and the Velazquez Juan de Pareja. While anatomical and spatial description is often minimal, the overall narrative organization and pace of the scenes is dramatic, culminating in the powerful Crucifixion which takes up the main space of an entire bay. The composition of a Crucifixion cameo of similar date, here tentatively associated with Venice, may in theory have been borrowed from a mosaic or manuscript source, but not from a classical cameo. Sutherland gracefully found a way back to nature studies while painting the crown of thorns in his Crucifixion. The Grünewald altarpiece had also been a favourite of the German expressionists, being the starting point for Emil Nolde's famous Crucifixion of 1912. Augustus III was of a religious turn of mind, and he had Meissen produce sacred art like Kandler's Crucifixion, one of the largest porcelain groups. Origin Late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin crucifixio(n-), from the verb crucifigere (see crucify).
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