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Decollation

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(1):

(n.) The act of beheading or state of one beheaded; - especially used of the execution of St. John the Baptist.

(2):

(n.) A painting representing the beheading of a saint or martyr, esp. of St. John the Baptist.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Decollation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/decollation.html. 1828.
 
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