crucifixion vs hanging

crucifixion

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

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

  • 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. 

hanging

noun
  • The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide). 

  • Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters). 

  • The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged. 

adj
  • Unprotected and exposed to capture. 

  • Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher, hence relatively easy to hit. 

  • Suspended. 

  • Ugly; very unattractive; disgusting. 

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