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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

It commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ, and is historically a day of sorrow, fasting, and reflection.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The church, in Jerusalem, was originally built in the fourth century on what is purported to be the site of Christ’s crucifixion, burial and resurrection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

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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