Definitions for scaphism
scaphism

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1. scaphismnoun

   A form of execution, among the ancient Persians, in which the victim is fastened into a hollow boat, slathered in honey and milk and exposed to insects until the victim's death.

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1. SCAPHISM

   Scaphism is an ancient method of execution, originally practiced by the Persians, in which the condemned individual was trapped between two boats or in a hollowed-out log. The person would be force-fed, covered in honey or milk, and left exposed to the elements. Over time, this would attract insects and other creatures which would inflict torturous bites and stings on the victim, eventually leading to their death.

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1. Scaphismnoun

   an ancient mode of punishing criminals among the Persians, by confining the victim in a trough, with his head and limbs smeared with honey or the like, and exposed to the sun and to insects until he died

2. Etymology: [Gr. ska`fh a trough.]

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1. Scaphism

   Scaphism, also known as the boats, was an ancient Persian method of execution designed to inflict torturous death. The name comes from the Greek word σκάφη, skaphe, meaning "anything scooped out". The intended victim was stripped naked and then firmly fastened within the interior spaces of two narrow rowing boats joined together one on top of the other with the head, hands and feet protruding. The condemned was forced to ingest milk and honey to the point of developing a severe bowel movement and diarrhoea, and more honey would be rubbed on his body to attract insects to the exposed appendages. He would then be left to float on a stagnant pond or be exposed to the sun. The defenceless individual's faeces accumulated within the container, attracting more insects, which would eat and breed within his exposed flesh, which—pursuant to interruption of the blood supply by burrowing insects—became increasingly gangrenous. The feeding would be repeated each day in some cases to prolong the torture, so that dehydration or starvation did not kill him. Death, when it eventually occurred, was probably due to a combination of dehydration, starvation and septic shock. Delirium would typically set in after a few days.

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1. Scaphism

   skaf′izm, n. a Persian punishment by which the victim was fastened in a hollow tree, and smeared over with honey to attract wasps, &c. [Gr. skaphē, anything hollowed out.]

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1. scampish

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of scaphism in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of scaphism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Scaphism
2. ^ ChatGPT
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3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scaphism
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=scaphism
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=scaphism