'Stoning' definitions:

Definition of 'stoning'

From: WordNet
noun
The act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death) [syn: stoning, lapidation]

Definition of 'Stoning'

From: GCIDE
  • Stone \Stone\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Stoning.] [From Stone, n.: cf. AS. st?nan, Goth. stainjan.]
  • 1. To pelt, beat, or kill with stones. [1913 Webster]
  • And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. --Acts vii. 59. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To make like stone; to harden. [1913 Webster]
  • O perjured woman! thou dost stone my heart. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To free from stones; also, to remove the seeds of; as, to stone a field; to stone cherries; to stone raisins. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To wall or face with stones; to line or fortify with stones; as, to stone a well; to stone a cellar. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To rub, scour, or sharpen with a stone. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Stoning'

From: Easton
  • Stoning a form of punishment (Lev. 20:2; 24:14; Deut. 13:10; 17:5; 22:21) prescribed for certain offences. Of Achan (Josh. 7:25), Naboth (1 Kings 21), Stephen (Acts 7:59), Paul (Acts 14:19; 2 Cor. 11:25).

Synonyms of 'stoning'

From: Moby Thesaurus

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