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adjective

crŭcĭārĭus

fem. crŭcĭāria · neut. crŭcĭārium
pertaining to the cross; to torture
of or pertaining to the cross, or, in gen., to torture.
Adj.: exitus, full of torture, Tert. Praescr. Haeret. 2 dub. (al.… •
Adj.: exitus, full of torture, Tert. Praescr. Haeret. 2 dub. (al. cruciatorios): poenae, Sid. Ep. 8, 6.—
Subst., one who is crucified
Subst., one who is crucified, Petr. 112; Sen. Contr. 3, 21.—Hence,
one fit for the gallows, a gallows-bird •
As a term of reproach, one fit for the gallows, a gallows-bird, App. M. 10, p. 242: longum est quae cruciarius ille conflavit, Amm. 29, 2, 9.
Perseus ID: n11701 Key: cruciarius