LAPIDATION

stoning, lapidation

(noun) the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lapidation (countable and uncountable, plural lapidations)

(legal) The practice of or an act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death, as punishment

Anagrams

• palatinoid

Source: Wiktionary


Lap`i*da"tion, n. Etym: [L. lapidatio: cf. F. lapidation.]

Definition: The act of stoning. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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30 June 2025

BODILY

(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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