Crucifixion

/ˌkɹuːsɪˈfɪkʃən/

Synonyms for "crucifixion" (71 found)

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Closest matches (15)

Noun(5 words)
calvary eventcapital punishmentcrucifixion narrativecrucifyingdeath by cross

Strong matches (21)

Noun(5 words)
depictionexcruciationexecutionfigurative languagefigurative use

Related words (35)

holocausthorrorhot seatjudicial murderlacerationlancinationlapidationmartyrdommartyrizationnecktie partynightmarepassionpersecutionpoisoningpurgatoryrackropeshootingstoningstrangling
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strangulationthe axthe blockthe chairthe gallowsthe gas chamberthe guillotinethe hot seatthe ropetormenttorture
Noun(4 words)
iconographyjesus crucifixionmetaphorvisual representation

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More general

13 entries
artistic representationcapital punishmentdeath penaltyexecutingexecutionfigurative languagehistorical eventmetaphorical languagepunishmentreligious eventtorturetorturingvisual representation

More specific

8 entries
Calvary narrativeGolgotha eventRoman cross executioncrucifixion iconographycrucifixion sculpturefigurative usagemetaphorical usagepublic crucifixion

Collocations

6 entries
Calvary narrativeGolgotha eventRoman crucifixioncrucifixion iconographycrucifixion methodcrucifixion scene

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

5 entries

Translations

70 translations across 51 languages.

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Afrikaans

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

Ancient Greek

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

Bulgarian

2 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)

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

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

Dutch

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

Esperanto

2 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)

Estonian

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

Finnish

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

French

1 entries
  • crucifiement noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright 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

2 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)

Greek

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

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

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

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

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

Italian

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

2 entries
  • распетие noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright 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

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

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

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

Portuguese

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

Romanian

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

Russian

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

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • ceusadh noun (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright 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

2 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)

Thai

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

Ukrainian

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

Welsh

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

Yiddish

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

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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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