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Decollation
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The act of beheading or state of one beheaded; - especially used of the execution of St. John the Baptist.
(2):
(n.) A painting representing the beheading of a saint or martyr, esp. of St. John the Baptist.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Decollation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/decollation.html. 1828.