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Definition of Decollation
1. n. The act of beheading or state of one beheaded; -- especially used of the execution of St. John the Baptist.
Definition of Decollation
1. Noun. The act of beheading someone. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Decollation
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Decollation
Literary usage of Decollation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Archaeological Journal by British Archaeological Association (1920)
"The decollation of St. Katherine. In the foreground the saint is kneeling and
lays her head upon the block, which she clasps with her hands. ..."
2. The Arts and Artists: Or Anecdotes & Relics, of the Schools of Painting by James Elmes (1825)
"WHILE James Fuller, a painter of Charles the Second's time was at Oxford, he
painted several portraits, and copied Dobson's decollation of St. John; ..."
3. A dictionary of the German terms used in medicine by George Rogers Cutter (1879)
"Kopf, ?«., (gen. -es; pl. Köpfe) head. Konvulsivisch, a., convulsive ;
adv., convulsively. Kopfabschneiden, «., decapitation ; decollation. ..."
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