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crucifixion Definition

cru·ci·fix·ion (kro̵̅o̅′sə fiks̸hən)

noun

  1. a crucifying or being crucified
  2. a representation of the Crucifixion as in painting or statuary

crucifixion Idioms

the Crucifixion

the crucifying of Jesus

crucifixion Synonyms

crucifixion

n.

  1. Death by being nailed to a cross

    torture, suffering, martyrdom; see execution 2.

  2. The death of Jesus or the artistic representation of His death; usually capitalized

    the Passion, the execution of Christ, the Martyrdom, the Sacrifice on the Cross.

crucifixion Usage Examples

Converse of subject

execute: Put on trial for sedition, he was executed by crucifixion.

Converse of object

  • depict: Top of the pots Turner nominee Grayson Perry's first artwork was a plate depicting a crucifixion, called Kinky Sex.
  • deny: We are left asking why the Qur'an should choose to deny the crucifixion without good evidence.
  • survive: You've already seen that there is no way Jesus could have survived the crucifixion.
  • represent: The east window is of stained glass, representing the Crucifixion of Our Lord.
  • know: God of the cross, you have known crucifixion, holding your course in the face of disdain.
  • show: The fine interior The east window showing the Crucifixion.

Preposition: on

side: The cross depicts the Crucifixion on one side and on the other the Virgin and Child.

Adjective modifier

  • jesus': Paul became a believer in Jesus within a few years of Jesus' crucifixion.
  • actual: The aliens showed a hologram, which they claimed was the actual crucifixion of Christ.
  • own: Jesus convinces Judas to betray him and his own crucifixion swiftly follows.
  • thy: I marvel at Thy voluntary crucifixion, O Compassionate One!
  • drawn-out: And Paul's ministry was a kind of long, drawn-out crucifixion.
  • mock: Following his mock crucifixion, Beth tells him that he's " an artist " .

Modifies a noun

  • narrative: And throughout the Crucifixion narratives, tho the suffering is quietly understated, it is equally clear.
  • scene: The crucifixion scene was ingenious, I was beginning to wonder where the crucifix was going to come from!
  • story: This is further illustrated in the crucifixion story of Jesus, wherein he was taunted to get himself down from the cross.
  • image: Art & Images for Easter Crucifixion Images The Ecole Initiative Range of crucifixion image.
  • wound: After all, he was a couple of millennia old, and the old crucifixion wounds were starting to play up a bit.

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