cruciation vs crucifixion

cruciation

crucifixion

noun
  • An ordeal, terrible, especially malicious treatment imposed upon someone. 

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

  • The death on the Cross of Christ. 

  • The military punishment of being tied to a fixed object, often with the limbs in a stretched position. 

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