Dictionary

lapidation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˌlæpɪˈdeɪʃən/

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin lapidō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin lapidātiōlbor. English lapidation Learned borrowing from Latin lapidātiō.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The practice or act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death, as punishment
   • The five women on trial were almost all activists for the full repeal (not just a moratorium) of lapidation, ie stoning, from Iran’s law books. 2007 March 6, “International Women’s Day, another day of repression for women”, in 亚州新闻:

Forms

Relateds

lapidate · dilapidated

Translations (43)

hy քարկոծում (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · io ston-agar (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · bg пребиване с камъни (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · ko 투석형 (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · de Lapidation (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · fa رجم (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · el λιθοβολισμός (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · ru забра́сывание камня́ми (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · ja 石打ち (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · cmn 石刑 (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · ur سنگسار (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · sv stening (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · de Steinigung (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · cmn 投石刑 (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · pl ukamienowanie (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · pt apedrejamento (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · uk побиття́ камі́нням (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · cs kamenování (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · tr taşlama (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · ru побива́ние камня́ми (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · la lapidatio (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · az rəcm (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · fr lapidation (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · fi kivittäminen (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · it lapidazione (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · mk каменување (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · ur رجم (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · ja 石撃ち (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · es lapidación (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · pt lapidação (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · ar رَجْم (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · cmn 投石 (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · ru лапида́ция (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · fi kivitys (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · ca lapidació (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · hu megkövezés (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · tr recm (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · nl steniging (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · fa سنگسار (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · be пабіванне камянямі (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · az daşqalaq (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · de Radschm (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) · ru раджм (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death)