decollation

English

noun
Definitions
  • The act of beheading someone.
  • A picture of a decapitation, especially of the head of St John the Baptist on a charger.
  • The festival of the Baptist, celebrated on 29 August.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kʷel-

Gloss

turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji
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