English Dictionary

crucifixion

/ˌkɹuːsɪˈfɪkʃən/

noun

An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead. / (Christianity, often capitalized) The death on the Cross of Christ.

The crucifixion of Jesus is a central event in Christian theology.

意味（1）

An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead.

意味（2）

(Christianity, often capitalized) The death on the Cross of Christ.

意味（3）

(military, historical, colloquial) The military punishment of being tied to a fixed object, often with the limbs in a stretched position.

意味（4）

(figuratively) An ordeal, terrible, especially malicious treatment imposed upon someone.

The suspects' hostile interrogation amounted to a public crucifixion.