the Crucifixion

noun

: the killing of Jesus Christ on a cross

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In his hand, the comforter carries a tiny painting of the Crucifixion, mounted on a stick. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 31 July 2025 Personally my favorite part is the cross-shaped charm, for what was the crucifixion if not the ultimate thirst trap? Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 7 Aug. 2023 Beneath a mural of the crucifixion, a group of men crowds around a gate where shelter workers call out the names of those who can come in. Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 May 2023 Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus and focuses on his suffering. Greg Garrison | , al, 8 Apr. 2023 Good Friday is the day in which Christian and Catholic churches commemorate the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2023 Then there’s the show’s ending, which cuts off after the crucifixion – cutting out the Resurrection, and its theological message, entirely. Molly Jackson, The Conversation, 5 Apr. 2023

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“The Crucifixion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Crucifixion. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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