Crucifixion
Inflicting death by nailing or tying a victim to a wooden cross / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about crucifixion as a method of capital punishment. For other uses, see Crucifixion (disambiguation).
"Crucify" redirects here. For the Tori Amos song, see Crucify (song).
"Crucified" redirects here. For the Army of Lovers song, see Crucified (Army of Lovers song).
Crucifixion is a method of capital punishment in which the condemned is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross, beam or stake and left to hang until eventual death.[1][2] It was used as a punishment by the Persians, Carthaginians, and Romans,[1] among others. Crucifixion has been used in some countries as recently as the early 20th century.[3]
The crucifixion of Jesus is central to Christianity,[1] and the cross (sometimes depicting Jesus nailed to it) is the main religious symbol for many Christian churches.