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# crucifixion

«crucifixion» in Mova's school dictionary: **the death of Jesus on a cross, which Christians remember…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (the Crucifixion; a crucifixion, crucifixions)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (Bible, church) The Crucifixion is the death of Jesus on a cross, which Christians remember on Good Friday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crucifixion/#m1)

2) A crucifixion is a cruel way of killing someone by fixing them to a cross, used by the Romans long ago. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crucifixion/#m2)

3) A painting or statue showing Jesus on the cross. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crucifixion/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In religious education the Crucifixion is the centre of the Easter story: Christians believe Jesus died on the cross and rose again three days later. In history lessons, the Romans used crucifixion as a punishment. In art, many churches have a crucifixion picture. Phrases: «the Crucifixion of Jesus», «Good Friday», «a painting of the Crucifixion».

### examples

- On Good Friday Christians remember the Crucifixion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crucifixion/#x1)
- The Gospels tell the story of the Crucifixion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crucifixion/#x2)
- The Romans used crucifixion to punish slaves and rebels. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crucifixion/#x3)
- The museum has a famous painting of the Crucifixion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crucifixion/#x4)
- After the Crucifixion, Jesus was buried in a tomb. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crucifixion/#x5)
- Christians believe the Crucifixion shows how much God loves people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crucifixion/#x6)
- We read about the Crucifixion in our Easter assembly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crucifixion/#x7)
- In other parts of Russia, tradition tells that before the crucifixion the swallows carried off the nails provided for the use of the executioners, but the sparrows brought them back. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crucifixion/#x8)

### note

Capital C for the death of Jesus. Verb: crucify (crucified). Related: cross, crucifix (a cross with a figure of Jesus on it). Speak about it respectfully; it is a sad and holy story for Christians.

### In the corpora

- [On the third day after the crucifixion some women went to Jesus' tomb and found the stone rolled away and the tomb empty.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/19-easter-and-pentecost/0/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «crucifixion» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crucifixion/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.