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121punishment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Applying a penalty for an offense Nouns 1. punishment; chastisement, chastening; correction, castigation; discipline, infliction, trial; judgment, penalty; retribution; thunderbolt, nemesis; requital,… …
122torment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. languish, distress; torture, agony, pain v. t. torture, distress, agonize, rack, afflict. See discontent, punishment. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. agony, suffering, misery; see pain 1 , 2 , torture . v.… …
123torment — I. n. Anguish, agony, torture, rack, pang, extreme pain, excruciating pain, acute distress. II. v. a. 1. Torture, distress, agonize, rack, excruciate, pain extremely, put to the rack, put to torture, harass with anguish. 2. Pain, distress,… …
124William Thomas (scholar) — William Thomas (d. 1554), probably a Welshman, was an Italian scholar and clerk of the council to Edward VI, who was executed for Treason after the death of Edward. [http://www.archive.org/details/dictionaryofnati56stepuoft Dictionary of National …
125crucify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. See killing. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To kill by crucifixion] Syn. execute, nail to the cross, hang, torture; see kill 1 . 2. [To torment] Syn. torture, persecute, pillory, bedevil; see bother 2 ,… …
126torture — or ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {tortured} (t[^o]r t[ u]rd; 135); p. pr. & vb. n. {tTorturing.}] [Cf. F. Torturer. ] 1. To put to torture; to pain extremely; to harass; to vex. [1913 Webster] 2. To punish with torture; to put to the rack; as, to… …
127tortured — torture or ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {tortured} (t[^o]r t[ u]rd; 135); p. pr. & vb. n. {tTorturing.}] [Cf. F. Torturer. ] 1. To put to torture; to pain extremely; to harass; to vex. [1913 Webster] 2. To punish with torture; to put to the rack; as …
128tTorturing — torture or ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {tortured} (t[^o]r t[ u]rd; 135); p. pr. & vb. n. {tTorturing.}] [Cf. F. Torturer. ] 1. To put to torture; to pain extremely; to harass; to vex. [1913 Webster] 2. To punish with torture; to put to the rack; as …
