crucifixion

English

Etymology

From Latin noun of process crucifixio, from perfect passive participle crucifixus, fixed to a cross, from prefix cruci- (“cross”), + verb ficere (“fix, do”), variant form of facere (“do, make”).

Noun

crucifixion (plural crucifixions)

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.
(absolute use, often capitalized: The Crucifixion) The death on the Cross of Christ.
(figuratively) An ordeal, terrible, especially malicious treatment imposed upon someone.
The suspects' hostile interrogation amounted to a public crucifixion.

Translations

execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross

Chinese:
Mandarin: 釘十字架 (cmn), 钉十字架 (cmn) (dīng shízìjià)
Czech: ukřižování (cs) n
Dutch: kruisiging (nl) f, kruisdood f and m, dood aan het kruis
Esperanto: krucumado (eo)
Finnish: ristiinnaulitseminen (fi)
French: crucifixion (fr) f
Georgian: ჯვარცმა (ka) (ǰvarc’ma)
German: Kreuzigung (de) f
Greek: σταύρωση (el) (stávrosi) f
Hebrew: צליבה (he)

Hungarian: keresztre feszítés (hu)
Italian: crocifissione (it) f, crocefissione (it) f
Japanese: はりつけ (ja) (haritsuke), 磔 (ja) (はりつけ, haritsuke)
Macedonian: распнување (mk) (raspnúvanje) n
Malay: penyaliban (ms)
Maori: rīpekatanga (mi)
Norwegian: korsfestelse (no) m
Russian: распятие (ru) (raspjátije) n
Scottish Gaelic: ceusadh (gd) m
Slovene: križanje (sl) n
Spanish: crucifixión (es) f
Swedish: korsfästning (sv) c

death of Christ on cross

Dutch: de kruisiging (nl) f, de kruisdood (nl) f and m
Esperanto: krucumo (eo)
Finnish: ristiinnaulitseminen (fi)
German: Kreuzigung (de) f
Greek: σταύρωση (el) (stávrosi) f
Hungarian: kereszthalál (hu)

Italian: crocifissione (it) f
Macedonian: распетие (mk) (raspétie) n
Russian: распятие (ru) (raspjátije) n
Scottish Gaelic: ceusadh (gd) m
Swedish: korsfästning (sv) c

ordeal

Greek: σταύρωση (el) (stávrosi) f, σταύρωμα (el) (stávroma) n

Hungarian: kínzás (hu)

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