| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. The act of beheading or state of one beheaded; -- especially used of the execution of St. John the Baptist.[Websters]
2. A painting representing the beheading of a saint or martyr, esp. of St. John the Baptist.[Websters]. | |
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Date "DECOLLATION" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1661. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DECOLLATION
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] The act of beheading; the act of cutting off the neck of an animal, and severing the head from the body. It is especially used of St. John the Baptist, and of a painting which represents his beheading. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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