patibulum

This reminded Brother Modestino that he had once read about a devotion to the shoulder wound of Jesus, caused by his bearing of the heavy cross beam, the patibulum, to Calvary.

Padre Pio's Secret: His Shoulder Wound Esther 2009

This reminded Brother Modestino that he had once read about a devotion to the shoulder wound of Jesus, caused by his bearing of the heavy cross beam, the patibulum, to Calvary.

Archive 2009-07-05 Esther 2009

Great e malefactors were nailed and tied to the patibulum or cross-piece without any sup pedaneum or foot-rest and left to suffer tortures from flies and sun, thirst and hunger.

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

Altera patibulum sero praeteriens, metuebat ne urbe exclusa illic pernoctaret, unde melancholica facta, per multos annos laboravit.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

Jesus likely wore it around his neck as he was led away, carrying the patibulum or crossbeam, to the place of execution.

The Jesus Dynasty James D. Tabor 2006

In that manner the arms were securely attached to the patibulum.

The Jesus Dynasty James D. Tabor 2006

Jesus likely wore it around his neck as he was led away, carrying the patibulum or crossbeam, to the place of execution.

The Jesus Dynasty James D. Tabor 2006

In that manner the arms were securely attached to the patibulum.

The Jesus Dynasty James D. Tabor 2006

They left the _furca_ and the _patibulum_, the axe and the rods, to great offenders: for these minor and (if I may so term them) extra-moral offences _the bent thumb_ was considered as a sufficient sign of disapprobation, -- _vertere pollicem_; as _the pressed thumb, premere pollicem_, was a mark of approving.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863 Various

To give a proof of his piety, he wrote the "De Cruce" (1593), in which confusion between patibulum and crux often make the conclusions debatable.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913