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- adjective worthy of
death , worthy ofcapital punishment
Etymologies
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death + -worthy
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Examples
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And in this orison the priest maketh three crosses over the bread and over the wine, the which crosses betoken this, that the Jews cried three times to Pilate, speaking of the blessed Son of God: Crucify, crucify, crucify him, for he is deathworthy.
The Golden Legend, vol. 7 1230-1298 1900
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