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noun, feminine

crucifixion

/kʁy.si.fik.sjɔ̃/

noun, feminine/kʁy.si.fik.sjɔ̃/plural: crucifixions

crucifixion (an execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead); torture, torment, ordeal

Synonyms: supplice

Learned borrowing from Late Latin crucifīxiō.

crucifixion — French Dictionary | Passage