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- noun The
crossbar of across used forcrucifixion
Etymologies
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Examples
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This reminded Brother Modestino that he had once read about a devotion to the shoulder wound of Jesus, caused by his bearing of the heavy cross beam, the patibulum, to Calvary.
Padre Pio's Secret: His Shoulder Wound Esther 2009
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This reminded Brother Modestino that he had once read about a devotion to the shoulder wound of Jesus, caused by his bearing of the heavy cross beam, the patibulum, to Calvary.
Archive 2009-07-05 Esther 2009
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Great e malefactors were nailed and tied to the patibulum or cross-piece without any sup pedaneum or foot-rest and left to suffer tortures from flies and sun, thirst and hunger.
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Altera patibulum sero praeteriens, metuebat ne urbe exclusa illic pernoctaret, unde melancholica facta, per multos annos laboravit.
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Jesus likely wore it around his neck as he was led away, carrying the patibulum or crossbeam, to the place of execution.
The Jesus Dynasty James D. Tabor 2006
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In that manner the arms were securely attached to the patibulum.
The Jesus Dynasty James D. Tabor 2006
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Jesus likely wore it around his neck as he was led away, carrying the patibulum or crossbeam, to the place of execution.
The Jesus Dynasty James D. Tabor 2006
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In that manner the arms were securely attached to the patibulum.
The Jesus Dynasty James D. Tabor 2006
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They left the _furca_ and the _patibulum_, the axe and the rods, to great offenders: for these minor and (if I may so term them) extra-moral offences _the bent thumb_ was considered as a sufficient sign of disapprobation, -- _vertere pollicem_; as _the pressed thumb, premere pollicem_, was a mark of approving.
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To give a proof of his piety, he wrote the "De Cruce" (1593), in which confusion between patibulum and crux often make the conclusions debatable.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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