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What is the noun for crucify?

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crucifixion
  1. An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead.
  2. (military, historical, colloquial) The military punishment of being tied to a fixed object, often with the limbs in a stretched position.
  3. (absolute use, often capitalized: The Crucifixion) The death on the Cross of Christ.
  4. (figuratively) An ordeal, terrible, especially malicious treatment imposed upon someone.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “The usual crucifixion began with the victim being flogged and severely beaten.”
      “There are many who are defenseless victims of character assassination. How long will they endure this crucifixion?”
      “These include a fragmented image of the crucifixion with parts of Christ's body in pieces around the cross.”
crucifix
  1. A wooden cross used for crucifixions, as by the Romans.
  2. An ornamental or symbolic sculptural representation of Christ on a cross, often worn as a pendant or displayed in a Christian church.
  3. (gymnastics) The iron cross, a position on the rings where the gymnast holds the rings straight out on either side of the body.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “She arrived at the doors of the convent while the abbess was praying in front of the church's crucifix.”
      “He nearly fainted with fear but somehow he managed to pull free and grab his silver crucifix.”
      “I gazed at a silver crucifix dangling on a fine chain under the pit of her throat.”
crucifier
  1. One who crucifies.
  2. Examples:
    1. “We can identify both with the crucified Christ and with the crucifier, depending on our circumstances.”
      “Players will encounter an arsenal of horrific artifacts including The Crucifier, the Holy Shotgun, and the Shroud of Moses.”
crucifixions
crucifiers
  1. plural of crucifier
  2. Examples:
    1. “He argues that the crucifiers of Christ were not evil in crucifying Jesus.”
      “Is President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's heart so mushy that he welcomes killers, rapists, bombers, crucifiers and decapitators to enjoy his hospitality?”
crucifixes
  1. plural of crucifix
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The souvenir shops, with their olive wood crucifixes and mother of pearl nativity tableaux, are shuttered.”
      “We also sell memorial plaques, stand-up crucifixes and silky white or purple quilts for pets to lie on.”
      “Her neck is hung with crucifixes and beads, while her wrists are weighted with bands of stainless steel.”
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