Judas cradle
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Judas cradle
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Derives its name from the biblical figure of Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus Christ. It was believed that the torture device was named after Judas as a means of punishing those who were deemed to have betrayed their fellow man.
noun Judas cradles
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A purported torture device invented in Spain in the 16th century by the Spanish Inquisition by which the suspended victim’s orifice, usually the anus, was slowly impaled on and stretched by the pyramidal tip of the seat.
Similar: Judas chair
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noun device of torture
| Español | cuna de Judas |
|---|---|
| Português | berço-de-judas, berço de Judas |
| Français | berceau de Judas |
| Deutsch | Judaswiege |
| Italiano | culla di Giuda |
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