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crucifixion

[kroo-suh-fik-shuhn] / ˌkru səˈfɪk ʃən /
NOUN
death by being nailed to a cross
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On Good Friday in 2000, she kissed the feet of a statue depicting the crucifixion of Jesus.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The pope will personally carry the cross through all 14 stations retracing Christ's journey, from his condemnation to his crucifixion and to his burial, according to Vatican sources.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

This altarpiece marks the Italian artist coming into his own at the end of the Renaissance, its vision of Christ after his crucifixion rendered in an expressive, enigmatic style.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

It’s almost the end of Holy Week, the annual Christian commemoration of the betrayal, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2025

A Child of Our Time intersperses quasi-operatic narrative passages with arrangements of African-American spirituals, as Bach had done with Lutheran hymn-chorales in his oratorios on the passion and crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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