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.
The act of mortifying.
A bequest to a charitable institution.
The death of part of the body.
A sensation of extreme shame or embarrassment.
A bringing under of the passions and appetites by a severe or strict manner of living.