English Explanatory Dictionary

crucifixion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead.
  2. The death of Jesus Christ on the Cross.
  3. The military punishment of being tied to a fixed object, often with the limbs in a stretched position.
  4. An ordeal, terrible, especially malicious treatment imposed upon someone.
name
  1. The death of Jesus on a cross; the crucifixion of Jesus.

Pronunciation

/ˌkɹuːsɪˈfɪkʃən/ en-us-crucifixion.ogg

Word forms

crucifixion crucifixions

Etymology

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

Related words

crucify crucifix

Derived words

crucifixional crucifixionary crucifixionlike crucifixion thorn recrucifixion

Translations

Afrikaans: kruisiging Afrikaans: kruisdood Arabic: صَلْب Armenian: խաչելություն Azerbaijani: çarmıxa çəkmə Belarusian: распя́цце Belarusian: распя́цьце Belarusian: раскрыжава́нне Belarusian: раскрыжава́ньне Bulgarian: разпя́тие Bulgarian: разпъ́ване Catalan: crucifixió Chinese Mandarin: 釘十字架 /钉十字架 Czech: ukřižování Danish: korsfæstelse Dutch: kruisiging Dutch: kruisdood Dutch: dood aan het kruis Esperanto: krucumado Esperanto: krucumo Estonian: ristilöömine Finnish: ristiinnaulitseminen French: crucifiement Galician: crucifixión Georgian: ჯვარცმა German: Kreuzigung German: Kreuzigen Greek: σταύρωση Ancient Greek: σταύρωσῐς Gujarati: ક્રૂસારોહણ Hebrew: צְלִיבָה Hungarian: keresztre feszítés Icelandic: krossfesting Ido: krucago Irish: céasadh Irish: crochadh Italian: crocifissione Italian: crocefissione Japanese: はりつけ Japanese: 磔 Korean: 십자가형 Latin: crucifīxiō Macedonian: распнување Macedonian: распетие Malay: penyaliban Malayalam: കുരിശിലേറ്റൽ Māori: rīpekatanga Norwegian Bokmål: korsfestelse Norwegian Bokmål: korsfesting Norwegian Nynorsk: krossfesting Norwegian Nynorsk: korsfesting Persian: برصلیب آویزی Polish: ukrzyżowanie Portuguese: crucificação Portuguese: crucifixão Romanian: răstignire
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