Cyphonism Definition

noun

An ancient form of punishment involving a sort of wooden pillory by which the victim's neck was bent or weighed downward.

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(formerly, by confusion) An ancient punishment in which the criminal was smeared with honey and exposed to insects.

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Origin of Cyphonism

  • Ancient Greek κυφωνισμός (kuphōnismos)

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