a method of putting to death by nailing or binding to a cross, normally by the hands and feet, which was widespread in the ancient world
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cru•ci•fix•ion /ˌkrusəˈfɪkʃən/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- the act of crucifying or the state of being crucified: [uncountable]Crucifixion was a particularly barbaric way to be killed.[countable]Crucifixions were attended by great crowds of people.
- Religion[proper noun* Crucifixion;
the + ~] the death of Jesus upon the Cross. - Fine Art[countable] a picture or other representation of this.
cru•ci•fix•ion
(kro̅o̅′sə fik′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- the act of crucifying.
- the state of being crucified.
- Religion(cap.) the death of Jesus upon the Cross.
- Fine Arta picture or other representation of this.
- severe and unjust punishment or suffering;
persecution.
- Late Latin crucifīxiōn- (stem of crucīfixiō). See crucifix, -ion
- late Middle English 1375–1425
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- the Crucifixion ⇒
the crucifying of Christ at Calvary, regarded by Christians as the culminating redemptive act of his ministry a picture or representation of this