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Crucifixion

Crucifixion

15 8.8
The death of Jesus Christ when he was nailed to a cross
  • noun
  • /ˌkruːsɪˈfɪkʃən/
translation icon : crucifixión
  • And the place of Christ's crucifixion was recorded as Golgotha.
  • the crucifixion of Christ
  • the crucifixion of Jesus
  • crucifixion and resurrection

Jesus Christ did not die of a crucifixion.

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Examples

  • Centuries after his crucifixion, Christ's followers had grown exponentially and had started a religious war against the pagans.

  • Many Christians gather to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus during Good Friday services.

  • Did Christ ever consider, "Is this crucifixion best for me and my family?"

    Blog text (18)
  • There they shared bread and wine, just as their Lord Jesus had done the evening before his crucifixion.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The Christian holy places include sites believed to have been the scenes of the crucifixion and the burial of Jesus.

    Academic text (1996)
  • We also believe that the crucifixion was critical to the atonement of Christ.

    Blog text (4)
  • Mr. Strobel, the crucifixion of Jesus is one of the best-attested events in the ancient world.

  • Jesus, when speaking to His disciples of His upcoming crucifixion, said this in John 16:22-24:

    Blog text (12)
  • Rather, the symbol evokes images of Calvary, the crucifixion of Jesus, eternal life, and other Christian concepts.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Beyond that, historian Gary Habermas lists 39 ancient sources for Jesus, from which he enumerates more than 100 reported facts about his life, teachings, crucifixion, and resurrection.

Synonyms

execution
vsCrucifixion
361 6.5

Putting a person to death as punishment for a crime

is a specific religious death by nailing or binding to a cross
Crucifixion of Jesus
vsCrucifixion
1 4.1

The killing of Jesus by nailing him to a cross, important in Christianity

is the shorter label that omits the personal name
Passion of Christ
vsCrucifixion
1 5.7

The suffering and death of Jesus Christ on the cross

is the physical death on the cross rather than the narrative of suffering

Compounds

The killing of Jesus by nailing him to a cross, important in Christianity

daily crucifixion
  • Literature
9.9

Constant pain or trouble that you feel every day

Surface Forms

Crucifixion singular
Crucifixions plural

Morphology

Crucifixion = crucify (transparent) = crucify + ion

Formed by nominalizing the verb 'crucify' with the suffix '-ion', yielding 'the act or process of crucifying', which is directly inferable from the base.

Etymology

Crucifixion comes from Latin parts crux 'cross' and fix 'to fasten'. So it literally means 'fastening to a cross', which explains why it names the death of Jesus by being nailed or tied to a cross.