- burning at the stake
- nounexecution by fire• Syn: ↑burning• Hypernyms: ↑execution, ↑executing, ↑capital punishment, ↑death penalty• Hyponyms: ↑auto-da-fe
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
burning at the stake
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