crucify Definition
cru·cify (kro̵̅o̅′sə fī′)
crucify Related Forms
cru′·ci·fi′er noun
crucify Synonyms
crucify
v.
crucify Usage Examples
Object
- flesh: When He was raised from the dead He took the crucified flesh with Him.
- thief: The story of the two thieves crucified alongside Jesus becomes the tale of the thieves " who stole Munch's Scream " .
- criminal: In Roman law the corpse of a crucified criminal belonged to the next of kin.
- man: It was possible for a crucified man to take five days to die.
- figure: Its carving includes a crucified figure in addition to the characteristic Viking ornamentation.
- nature: Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires.
Preposition: on
cross: He was crucified on the cruel cross of Calvary.
Subject
Preposition: as
criminal: For they had seen Him crucified as a common criminal; and three days had passed " since these things were done.
Preposition: between
thief: Worn, wasted, crucified between the thieves, Ere night-fall ye might sup in paradise!
Modifying Another Word
- again: Back to get crucified again, says Jesus, as you have run away.
- down: Our parents didn't really want us turned on a spit or crucified upside down.
- actually: This all took place with the masses thinking that they were actually crucifying Christ.
- never: Second, I believed that Jesus was never crucified nor did he know death.
- then: He was betrayed by Judas, arrested by the Roman soldiers and then crucified, on Good Friday.
- not: His remark about not crucifying Christ anew speaks for itself.
Used with why or when
- when: For example, Allah deceived mankind into thinking that Jesus was crucified when in fact he wasn't ( cf.
- who: And it's the same Jesus who was crucified who rose.
Preposition: in
weakness: For to be sure, he was crucified in weakness, yet he lives by God's power.
Preposition: by
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