What does cruciation mean?
Cruciation means (obsolete) torture or torment.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) torture or torment.
a God that delights more in the prosperity of his saints than in the cruciation and howling of his enemies
Perhaps the brain was the soul, and instead of the soul leaving the body, it remained with it; and by feeling and knowing all the horrors the body was subjected to, suffered for the sins it had committed on earth. What had I ever done that I should undergo this cruciation?
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Cruciation means (obsolete) torture or torment.
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a God that delights more in the prosperity of his saints than in the cruciation and howling of his enemies
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