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scaphism

scaphism noun: an alleged form of execution, among the ancient Persians, in which the victim is fastened into a hollow boat, force-fed and slathered in honey and milk and exposed to insects until the victim's death.

Noun

scaphism (uncountable)

  1. An alleged form of execution, among the ancient Persians, in which the victim is fastened into a hollow boat, force-fed and slathered in honey and milk and exposed to insects until the victim's death.

scaphism meaning in Arabic, Persian and Vietnamese

scaphism in Arabic

form of execution
سكافيزم

scaphism in Persian

form of execution
دو کرجی

scaphism in Vietnamese

form of execution
thuyền hình

Origin of scaphism

From scapho- + -ism.

Questions about scaphism

What does scaphism mean?
Scaphism means an alleged form of execution, among the ancient Persians, in which the victim is fastened into a hollow boat, force-fed and slathered in honey and milk and exposed to insects until the victim's death.
What is scaphism in Arabic?
Scaphism in Arabic is سكافيزم. See Scaphism meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is scaphism?
Scaphism is a noun.

Words near scaphism in the dictionary

  1. scaphiform
  2. scaphiophrynine
  3. scaphiophrynines
  4. scaphiopodid
  5. scaphiopodids
  6. scaphism
  7. scaphite
  8. scaphites
  9. scaphitid
  10. scaphitids
  11. scaphitocone

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