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.
The act of making the ultimate sacrifice of giving up one's life for a cause.
The giving up of one's own benefit for the good of others.