English Explanatory Dictionary

decollation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of beheading someone.
  2. A picture of a decapitation, especially of the head of St John the Baptist on a charger.
  3. The festival of the Baptist, celebrated on 29 August.

Word forms

decollation decollations

Etymology

From the Latin decollatus, from de + collum.

Related words

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