英和和英

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɹuːsɪˈfɪkʃən/
• ハイフネーション: cru‧ci‧fix‧ion

名詞

crucifixion (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 crucifixions)

1. 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.

   • 1979, Monty Python's Life of Brian:

     Centurion: Stabbed? Takes a second. Crucifixion lasts hours! It's a slow, horrible death! / Matthias: Well, at least it gets you out in the open air.

   1. (Christianity, often capitalized) The death of Jesus Christ on the Cross.
2. (military, historical, colloquial) The military punishment of being tied to a fixed object, often with the limbs in a stretched position.
3. (figurative) An ordeal, terrible, especially malicious treatment imposed upon someone.

   The suspects' hostile interrogation amounted to a public crucifixion.

派生語

• crucifixion thorn
• crucifixional
• crucifixionary

関連する語

• crucify
• crucifix