crucifying
Death by cross
Crucifying is the act of executing someone by nailing or binding them to a cross—the method by which Jesus Christ was killed, central to Christian imagery and theology.
Extended to mean causing extreme suffering or, more loosely, harshly criticizing or punishing: The press is crucifying him for that comment.
To crucify oneself is to torment oneself with guilt or excessive self-denial.
The anointed savior
- JesusChristian faith's divine son
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
salvation · Passion · martyrdom · Easter · Good Friday · resurrection · sin · savior
Pass from side to side
- nailsMetal fasteners, finger coverings
- GolgothaBiblical execution hilltop
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
- CalvaryBiblical execution mount
condemned · hanging · torture · death · Pontius Pilate · thieves · INRI · scourging
Actively engaging offensively
- condemningExpressing severe disapproval
- humiliatingCausing painful embarrassment
- destroyingCausing complete ruin
- savagingAttacking with ferocity
roasting · skewering · excoriating · lambasting · pillorying · shaming · ridiculing · denouncing
Causing acute embarrassment
- denyingRefusing to acknowledge
- discipliningAdministering corrective measures
- subduingBringing under control
- renouncingFormally abandoning a claim
flesh · desires · ascetic · fasting · penance · abstaining · suppressing · restraining
Christ
The anointed savior
- JesusChristian faith's divine son
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
atonement · salvation · Passion · martyrdom · Easter · Good Friday · resurrection · sin · savior · gospel
cross
Pass from side to side
- nailsMetal fasteners, finger coverings
- GolgothaBiblical execution hilltop
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
Calvary · condemned · hanging · torture · death · Pontius Pilate · thieves · INRI · scourging · crown of thorns
attacking
Actively engaging offensively
- condemningExpressing severe disapproval
- humiliatingCausing painful embarrassment
- destroyingCausing complete ruin
savaging · roasting · skewering · excoriating · lambasting · pillorying · shaming · ridiculing · denouncing · blasting
mortifying
Causing acute embarrassment
- denyingRefusing to acknowledge
- discipliningAdministering corrective measures
- subduingBringing under control
renouncing · flesh · desires · ascetic · fasting · penance · abstaining · suppressing · restraining · ego
crucifyingpraising
Voicing admiration
lauding · exalting · glorifying · extolling · acclaiming
crucifyingexalting
Elevating in status
honoring · elevating · protecting · rescuing · saving
crucifyingbeheading
Removal of head
guillotining · decapitating · shooting · mercy killing · hanging
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