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How did the synonyms tree and rood for Jesus' cross stem from the crucifixion?

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Crucifixion was probably at first a modification of hanging on a tree or impaling on a pole, and from such a connection come the synonyms tree and rood (i.e., rod or pole) for Jesus' cross.

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