"torture stake" meaning in All languages combined

See torture stake on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: torture stakes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} torture stake (plural torture stakes)
  1. An upright stake on which people were nailed to be executed, especially that used to execute Jesus Christ according to the beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses. Categories (topical): Torture
    Sense id: en-torture_stake-en-noun-e3kMQI48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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