crucifixion

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noun

Plural noun:

crucifixions

1.
(countable, uncountable)An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead.
Rome used crucifixions as a deterrent, and standard for the 'vilest' crimes, such as slave rebellion.
2.
(colloquial, countable, historical, uncountable)(military, historical, colloquial) The military punishment of being tied to a fixed object, often with the limbs in a stretched position.
3.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)An ordeal, terrible, especially malicious treatment imposed upon someone.
The suspects' hostile interrogation amounted to a public crucifixion.

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From Middle English crucifixioun, from - noun of process crucifīxiō, from perfect passive participle crucifīxus (fixed to a cross), from crux (cross) + fīgō.