crucifixion
Nailed to wood
Crucifixion is execution by nailing or binding someone to a cross and leaving them to die—a method used in the ancient world, most notably by the Romans.
Capitalized, the Crucifixion refers specifically to the execution of Jesus Christ, central to Christian theology.
Figuratively, a crucifixion is any severe public punishment or humiliation: The press conference turned into a crucifixion.
Extreme physical or emotional pain
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- painBodily or emotional distress
- tortureDeliberate infliction of suffering
bloodshed · humiliation · wounds · piercing · lacerations · exhaustion · asphyxiation · exposure
Pass from side to side
- nailsMetal fasteners, finger coverings
- scourgingWhipping as punishment
- whippingRepeated striking blows
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
thorns · Golgotha · Calvary · nailing · Pilate · Barabbas · thieves · inscription
Pass from side to side
- PassionPowerful consuming emotion
- EasterResurrection commemoration day
- resurrectionRevival from death
- faithTrust without proof
Christianity · Messiah · Gospels · altar · icon · relic · stigmata · Stations of the Cross
Compensation for wrongdoing
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- propitiationAct of placating deity
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
expiation · forgiveness · grace · sacrifice · justification · sanctification · ransom · deliverance
Mary mourning her son
- triptychArt in three panels
- altarpieceReligious art behind altar
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- frescoWet plaster painting technique
Velázquez · Dalí · Rubens · Renaissance · Byzantine · Giotto · religious art · devotional
agony
Extreme physical or emotional pain
torture · bloodshed · humiliation · wounds · piercing · lacerations · exhaustion · asphyxiation · exposure · thirst
cross
Pass from side to side
- nailsMetal fasteners, finger coverings
- scourgingWhipping as punishment
- whippingRepeated striking blows
crown · thorns · Golgotha · Calvary · nailing · Pilate · Barabbas · thieves · inscription · INRI
cross
Pass from side to side
- PassionPowerful consuming emotion
- EasterResurrection commemoration day
- resurrectionRevival from death
faith · Christianity · Messiah · Gospels · altar · icon · relic · stigmata · Stations of the Cross · Good Friday
atonement
Compensation for wrongdoing
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- propitiationAct of placating deity
reconciliation · expiation · forgiveness · grace · sacrifice · justification · sanctification · ransom · deliverance · sin
Pietà
Mary mourning her son
- triptychArt in three panels
- altarpieceReligious art behind altar
- iconPictorial screen symbol
fresco · Velázquez · Dalí · Rubens · Renaissance · Byzantine · Giotto · religious art · devotional
- BiblicalAdam, Eve, Moses, Noah, David
- Biblical ReferencesAdam and Eve, ark, forbidden fruit, Garden of Eden, Ten Commandments
- Jesus ChristChristology, nativity, resurrection, ascension, incarnation
- Bible StoriesAdam and Eve, David and Goliath, Noah's Ark, Jonah and the whale, nativity
- Christian doctrinesalvation by faith, trinity, Trinity, Holy Trinity, creeds
- Christ imagerynativity, Last Supper, Good Shepherd, crown of thorns, INRI
crucifixionbeheading
Removal of head
lethal injection · hanging · guillotine · firing squad · decapitation
crucifixionbliss
Perfect, serene felicity
contentment · comfort · ecstasy · ease · rapture
crucifixionresurrection
Revival from death
ascension · glorification · exaltation · rising · transfiguration
- crucifixion sceneDepiction of Christ's death