• (n.) A painting representing the beheading of a saint or martyr, esp. of St. John the Baptist. • (n.) The act of beheading or state of one beheaded; -- especially used of the execution of St. John the Baptist.
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De`col·la'tion noun [ Latin
decollatio : confer French
décollation .]
1. The act of beheading or state of one beheaded; -- especially used of the execution of St. John the Baptist.
2. A painting representing the beheading of a saint or martyr, esp. of St. John the Baptis...
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