crucifixion

See also: crucifixión

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin noun of process crucifixio, from perfect passive participle crucifixus (“fixed to a cross”), from crux (“cross”) + fīgō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkrusəˈfɪkʃn̩/

Noun

crucifixion (countable and uncountable, plural crucifixions)

1. An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead.

   Rome used crucifixions as a deterrent, and standard for the 'vilest' crimes, such as slave rebellion.

2. (military, historical, colloquial) The military punishment of being tied to a fixed object, often with the limbs in a stretched position.
3. (absolute use, often capitalized: The Crucifixion) The death on the Cross of Christ.
4. (figuratively) An ordeal, terrible, especially malicious treatment imposed upon someone.

   The suspects' hostile interrogation amounted to a public crucifixion.

Derived terms

• crucifixional

Related terms

• crucify
• crucifix

Translations

execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross

• Arabic: صَلْب m (ṣalb)
• Catalan: crucifixió f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 釘十字架／钉十字架, 钉十字架 (dīng shízìjià)

• Czech: ukřižování (cs) n
• Danish: korsfæstelse c
• Dutch: kruisiging (nl) f, kruisdood f or m, dood aan het kruis
• Esperanto: krucumado, krucumo
• Finnish: ristiinnaulitseminen
• French: crucifiement (fr) m
• Galician: crucifixión f
• Georgian: ჯვარცმა (ǯvarcma)
• German: Kreuzigung (de) f
• Greek: σταύρωση (el) f (stávrosi)

  Ancient: σταύρωσῐς f (staúrōsis)

• Hebrew: צליבה
• Hungarian: keresztre feszítés (hu)
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• Ido: krucago (io)
• Irish: céasadh m, crochadh m
• Italian: crocifissione (it) f, crocefissione f
• Japanese: はりつけ (ja) (haritsuke), 磔 (ja) (はりつけ, haritsuke)
• Latin: crucifixio f
• Macedonian: распнување n (raspnuvanje)
• Malay: penyaliban (ms)
• Maori: rīpekatanga
• Norwegian: korsfestelse (no) m
• Portuguese: crucificação (pt) f, crucifixão f
• Russian: распя́тие (ru) n (raspjátije)
• Scottish Gaelic: ceusadh m
• Slovene: križanje (sl) n
• Spanish: crucifixión (es) f
• Swedish: korsfästning (sv) c, korsfästelse (sv) c
• Welsh: croeshoeliad m

death of Christ on cross

• Danish: korsfæstelse c, Kristi korsfæstelse c
• Dutch: de kruisiging (nl) f, de kruisdood f or m
• Esperanto: krucumo
• Finnish: ristiinnaulitseminen
• French: crucifixion (fr) f
• German: Kreuzigung (de) f
• Greek: σταύρωση (el) f (stávrosi)

  Ancient: σταύρωσῐς f (staúrōsis)

• Hungarian: kereszthalál (hu)
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• Irish: céasadh m, crochadh m
• Italian: crocifissione (it) f
• Macedonian: распетие n (raspetie)
• Polish: ukrzyżowanie (pl) n
• Portuguese: crucificação (pt) f, crucifixão f
• Russian: распя́тие (ru) n (raspjátije)
• Scottish Gaelic: ceusadh m
• Swedish: korsfästning (sv) c

ordeal

• Greek: σταύρωση (el) f (stávrosi), σταύρωμα (el) n (stávroma)
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• Hungarian: kínzás (hu)

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Translations to be checked

• Serbo-Croatian: ^{(please verify)} raspinjanje n, ^{(please verify)} raspeće (sh) n
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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁy.si.fik.sjɔ̃/

Noun

crucifixion f (plural crucifixions)

1. A crucifixion, death on the cross; terrible treatment

Related terms

• crucifier
• crucifié m

Further reading

• “crucifixion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Norman

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin crucifixiō, crucifixiōnem.

Noun

crucifixion f (plural crucifixions)

1. (Jersey) crucifixion