Now rare or Obs. [ad. L. cruciātiōn-em, n. of action f. cruciare to CRUCIATE.] Torture, torment.
15[?]. Skelton’s Wks., Epit. Dk. Bedford, 85. By cruel crucyation He hath combryd hym sore.
1659. Pearson, Creed, 297. Which cannot be annihilation, but cruciation only.
1862. Mrs. Speid, Last Years Ind., 17. The protection of my bonnet saved me from further outrage and cruciation.
