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'''Cyphonism''' ({{lang-grc|κυφωνισμός}}, from {{lang|grc|κῡφός}}, "bent, crooked") was a form of punishment using a {{lang|el|κύφων}} ({{lang|el-Latn|kyphon}}), a kind of wooden [[pillory]] in which the neck of a malefactor would be fastened.<ref>{{Cite OED|cyphonism}}</ref> Formerly, this term was widely believed to refer to [[scaphism]], a form of punishment or torture in which a person's naked body was smeared with honey, and exposed to flies, wasps, and other pests.<ref>{{WD1913 |title=Cyphonism |no-prescript=1}}</ref><ref>{{Cyclopaedia 1728 |title=Cyphonism |no-prescript=1}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:48, 31 July 2023
Cyphonism (Template:Lang-grc, from κῡφός, "bent, crooked") was a form of punishment using a κύφων (kyphon), a kind of wooden pillory in which the neck of a malefactor would be fastened.[1] Formerly, this term was widely believed to refer to scaphism, a form of punishment or torture in which a person's naked body was smeared with honey, and exposed to flies, wasps, and other pests.[2][3]
References
- ^ "cyphonism". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
- ^ Porter, Noah, ed. (1913). "Cyphonism". Webster's Dictionary. Springfield, Massachusetts: C. & G. Merriam Co.
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Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). "Cyphonism". Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al.
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