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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Crucifixion

/(kr?`s?-f?k"sh?n)/ · Cru·ci·fix·ion · IPA /ˌkɹuːsɪˈfɪkʃən/
01 n. The act of nailing or fastening a person to a cross, for the purpose of putting him to death; the use of the cross as a method of capital p…
  1. 1.
    The act of nailing or fastening a person to a cross, for the purpose of putting him to death; the use of the cross as a method of capital punishment.
  2. 2.
    The state of one who is nailed or fastened to a cross; death upon a cross.
  3. 3.
    Intense suffering or affliction; painful trial.
    “Do ye prove What crucifixions are in love?” Herrick.