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 →

2) A crucifixion is a cruel way of killing someone by fixing them to a cross, used by the Romans long ago. tree →

3) A painting or statue showing Jesus on the cross. tree →

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 →
• The Gospels tell the story of the Crucifixion. tree →
• The Romans used crucifixion to punish slaves and rebels. tree →
• The museum has a famous painting of the Crucifixion. tree →
• After the Crucifixion, Jesus was buried in a tomb. tree →
• Christians believe the Crucifixion shows how much God loves people. tree →
• We read about the Crucifixion in our Easter assembly. tree →
• 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 →

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.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «crucifixion» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.