cru‧ci‧fix‧ion /ˌkruːsəˈfɪkʃən, ˌkruːsɪˈfɪkʃən/ noun

1. [uncountable and countable] in past times, the act of killing someone by fastening them to a cross and leaving them to die

2. the Crucifixion the death of Christ on the cross

3. [countable] (also Crucifixion) a picture or other object representing Christ on the cross

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