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lapidation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌlæpɪˈdeɪʃən/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The practice or act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death, as punishment

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stoning

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: corporal punishment

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: رَجْم (rajm) — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Armenian: քարկոծում (kʻarkocum) — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Azerbaijani: daşqalaq — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Azerbaijani: rəcm — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Belarusian: пабіванне камянямі (pabivannje kamjanjami) — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Bulgarian: пребиване с камъни (prebivane s kamǎni) — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Catalan: lapidació — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Chinese Mandarin: 石刑 (shíxíng) — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Chinese Mandarin: 投石刑 (tóushíxíng) — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Chinese Mandarin: 投石 (tóushí) — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Czech: kamenování — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Dutch: steniging — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Finnish: kivittäminen — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Finnish: kivitys — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • French: lapidation — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • German: Steinigung — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • German: Radschm — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • German: Lapidation — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Greek: λιθοβολισμός (lithovolismós) — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Hungarian: megkövezés — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Ido: ston-agar — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Italian: lapidazione — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Japanese: 石打ち (ishi-uchi) — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Japanese: 石撃ち (ishi-uchi) — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Korean: 투석형 (tuseokhyeong) — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Latin: lapidatio — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Macedonian: каменување (kamenuvanje) — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Persian: سنگسار (sangsâr) — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Persian: رجم (rajm) — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Polish: ukamienowanie — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Portuguese: lapidação — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Portuguese: apedrejamento — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Russian: побива́ние камня́ми (pobivánije kamnjámi) — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Russian: забра́сывание камня́ми (zabrásyvanije kamnjámi) — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Russian: лапида́ция (lapidácija) — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Russian: раджм (radžm) — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Spanish: lapidación — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Swedish: stening — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Turkish: recm — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Turkish: taşlama — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Ukrainian: побиття́ камі́нням (pobyttjá kamínnjam) — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Urdu: سنگسار (saṅgsār) — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
  • Urdu: رجم (rajm) — act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death