Cruciation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    torture or torment obsolete, uncountable, usually

    "a God that delights more in the prosperity of his saints than in the cruciation and howling of his enemies"

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"a God that delights more in the prosperity of his saints than in the cruciation and howling of his enemies"

Etymology

Latin cruciatio.

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