Crucifixion

//ˌkɹuːsɪˈfɪkʃən//

Synonyms for "crucifixion" (58 found)

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Strong matches (17)

Noun(1 words)
excruciation

Related words (29)

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More general

6 entries

Related terms

2 entries

derived

5 entries

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2 entries

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5 entries

related to

7 entries

Translations

103 translations across 51 languages.

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Afrikaans

4 entries
  • kruisdood noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • kruisdood noun (death of Jesus Christ on the Cross)
  • kruisiging noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • kruisiging noun (death of Jesus Christ on the Cross)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • σταύρωσῐς noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • σταύρωσῐς noun (death of Jesus Christ on the Cross)

Arabic

1 entries
  • صَلْب noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Armenian

1 entries
  • խաչելություն noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • çarmıxa çəkmə noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • раскрыжава́нне noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • раскрыжава́ньне noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • распя́цце noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • распя́цце noun (death of Jesus Christ on the Cross)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • разпъ́ване noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • разпя́тие noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • разпя́тие noun (death of Jesus Christ on the Cross)

Catalan

1 entries
  • crucifixió noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 釘十字架 /钉十字架 noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Czech

1 entries
  • ukřižování noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Danish

3 entries
  • Kristi korsfæstelse noun (death of Jesus Christ on the Cross)
  • korsfæstelse noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • korsfæstelse noun (death of Jesus Christ on the Cross)

Dutch

4 entries
  • de kruisdood noun (death of Jesus Christ on the Cross)
  • de kruisiging noun (death of Jesus Christ on the Cross)
  • dood aan het kruis noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • kruisdood noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • krucumado noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • krucumo noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • krucumo noun (death of Jesus Christ on the Cross)

Estonian

1 entries
  • ristilöömine noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Finnish

2 entries
  • ristiinnaulitseminen noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • ristiinnaulitseminen noun (death of Jesus Christ on the Cross)

French

2 entries
  • crucifiement noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • crucifixion noun (death of Jesus Christ on the Cross)

Galician

1 entries
  • crucifixión noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Georgian

1 entries
  • ჯვარცმა noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

German

3 entries
  • Kreuzigen noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • Kreuzigung noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • Kreuzigung noun (death of Jesus Christ on the Cross)

Greek

4 entries
  • σταύρωμα noun (ordeal)
  • σταύρωση noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • σταύρωση noun (death of Jesus Christ on the Cross)
  • σταύρωση noun (ordeal)

Gujarati

1 entries
  • ક્રૂસારોહણ noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • צְלִיבָה noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • kereszthalál noun (death of Jesus Christ on the Cross)
  • keresztre feszítés noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • kínzás noun (ordeal)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • krossfesting noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Ido

1 entries
  • krucago noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Irish

4 entries
  • crochadh noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • crochadh noun (death of Jesus Christ on the Cross)
  • céasadh noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • céasadh noun (death of Jesus Christ on the Cross)

Italian

4 entries
  • crocefissione noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • crocefissione noun (death of Jesus Christ on the Cross)
  • crocifissione noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • crocifissione noun (death of Jesus Christ on the Cross)

Japanese

2 entries
  • はりつけ noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • 磔 noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Korean

1 entries
  • 십자가형 noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Latin

1 entries
  • crucifīxiō noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • распетие noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • распетие noun (death of Jesus Christ on the Cross)
  • распнување noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Malay

1 entries
  • penyaliban noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Malayalam

2 entries
  • കുരിശിലേറ്റൽ noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • ക്രൂശീകരണം noun (ordeal)

Māori

1 entries
  • rīpekatanga noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • korsfestelse noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • korsfesting noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • korsfesting noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • krossfesting noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Persian

1 entries
  • برصلیب آویزی noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Polish

2 entries
  • ukrzyżowanie noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • ukrzyżowanie noun (death of Jesus Christ on the Cross)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • crucificação noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • crucificação noun (death of Jesus Christ on the Cross)
  • crucifixão noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • crucifixão noun (death of Jesus Christ on the Cross)

Romanian

1 entries
  • răstignire noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Russian

2 entries
  • распя́тие noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • распя́тие noun (death of Jesus Christ on the Cross)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • ceusadh noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • ceusadh noun (death of Jesus Christ on the Cross)

Serbo-Croatian

3 entries
  • raspéće noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • razapinjanje noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • распе́ће noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Slovak

1 entries
  • ukrižovanie noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Slovene

1 entries
  • križanje noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Spanish

1 entries
  • crucifixión noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Swedish

3 entries
  • korsfästelse noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • korsfästning noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • korsfästning noun (death of Jesus Christ on the Cross)

Thai

1 entries
  • การตรึงกางเขน noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • розп'я́ття noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • розп'я́ття noun (death of Jesus Christ on the Cross)

Welsh

1 entries
  • croeshoeliad noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Yiddish

2 entries
  • קרייציקונג noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
  • קרייציקונג noun (death of Jesus Christ on the Cross)

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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Crucifixion, therefore, or any other particular manner of dying, made no part of the sentence that Adam was to suffer, and consequently, even upon their own tactic, it could make no part of the sentence that Christ was to suffer in the room of Adam.

Source: tatoeba (1530039)

But the case nevertheless is, that those things derive their origin from the proxysm of the crucifixion, and the theory deduced therefrom, which was, that one person could stand in the place of another, and could perform meritorious services for him.

Source: tatoeba (1530068)

During his captivity he made a promise to the pirates that he would eventually kill them. The pirates thought that this was only a joke. After he was ransomed, Caesar pursued and captured the pirates and ordered their crucifixion.

Source: tatoeba (4277872)

The crucifixion is an important part of the Holy Bible.

Source: tatoeba (6295557)

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