Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun crucifixion

3 senses of crucifixion

Sense 1
crucifixion -- (the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross)
       => execution, executing, capital punishment, death penalty -- (putting a condemned person to death)

Sense 2
Crucifixion -- (the death of Jesus by crucifixion)
       INSTANCE OF=> death, decease, expiry -- (the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren")

Sense 3
crucifixion, excruciation -- (the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering)
       => torture, torturing -- (the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason; "it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession")