CRUCIFIXION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Crucifixion mean? 

• CRUCIFIXION (noun)
  The noun CRUCIFIXION has 3 senses:

1. the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross

2. the death of Jesus by crucifixion

3. the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering

  Familiarity information: CRUCIFIXION used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CRUCIFIXION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("crucifixion" is a kind of...):

capital punishment; death penalty; executing; execution (putting a condemned person to death)

Derivation:

crucify (kill by nailing onto a cross)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The death of Jesus by crucifixion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Instance hypernyms:

death; decease; expiry (the event of dying or departure from life)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

crucifixion; excruciation

Hypernyms ("crucifixion" is a kind of...):

torture; torturing (the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason)

Derivation:

crucify (treat cruelly)