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| − | '''Crucifixion''' is an ancient [[method]] of [[pain]]ful execution in which the condemned [[person]] is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross (of various shapes) and left to hang until dead. The term comes from the Latin crucifixio, fixed to a cross, from prefix cruci-, cross, + verb ficere, fix or do.[1] | + | '''Crucifixion''' is an ancient [[method]] of [[pain]]ful execution in which the condemned [[person]] is tied or nailed to a large wooden [[cross]] (of various shapes) and left to hang until dead. The term comes from the [[Latin]] crucifixio, fixed to a cross, from prefix cruci-, cross, + verb ficere, fix or do.[1] |
| − | Crucifixion was in use particularly among the Persians, Seleucids, Carthaginians, and [[Romans]] from about the 6th century BC to the 4th century AD, when in the year 337 [ | + | Crucifixion was in use particularly among the Persians, Seleucids, Carthaginians, and [[Romans]] from about the 6th century BC to the 4th century AD, when in the year 337 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_I Emperor Constantine] I abolished it in his [[empire]], out of veneration for [[Jesus]] Christ, the most famous victim of crucifixion.[2][3] It has sometimes been used even in [[modern]] times. |
| − | A crucifix (an image of Christ crucified on a cross) is the main religious [[symbol]] for Catholics, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox, but most Protestant Christians prefer to use a cross without the figure (the "corpus" - Latin for "body") of Christ. The term crucifix derives from the Latin crucifixus or cruci fixus, itself the past participle passive of crucifigere or cruci figere, "crucify", "fix to a cross."[4][ | + | A crucifix (an image of Christ crucified on a cross) is the main religious [[symbol]] for Catholics, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox, but most Protestant Christians prefer to use a cross without the figure (the "corpus" - Latin for "body") of Christ. The term crucifix derives from the Latin crucifixus or cruci fixus, itself the past participle passive of crucifigere or cruci figere, "crucify", "fix to a cross."[4][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucifixion] |
| − | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''[[Crucifixion]]''''', follow [ | + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''[[Crucifixion]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Crucifixion this link].</center> |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*'''''[[Paper 187 - The Crucifixion]]''''' | *'''''[[Paper 187 - The Crucifixion]]''''' | ||
[[Category: General Reference]] | [[Category: General Reference]] | ||
[[Category: Religion]] | [[Category: Religion]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:45, 12 December 2020
Crucifixion is an ancient method of painful execution in which the condemned person is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross (of various shapes) and left to hang until dead. The term comes from the Latin crucifixio, fixed to a cross, from prefix cruci-, cross, + verb ficere, fix or do.[1]
Crucifixion was in use particularly among the Persians, Seleucids, Carthaginians, and Romans from about the 6th century BC to the 4th century AD, when in the year 337 Emperor Constantine I abolished it in his empire, out of veneration for Jesus Christ, the most famous victim of crucifixion.[2][3] It has sometimes been used even in modern times.
A crucifix (an image of Christ crucified on a cross) is the main religious symbol for Catholics, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox, but most Protestant Christians prefer to use a cross without the figure (the "corpus" - Latin for "body") of Christ. The term crucifix derives from the Latin crucifixus or cruci fixus, itself the past participle passive of crucifigere or cruci figere, "crucify", "fix to a cross."[4][1]
