stoning : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: stoning	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for stoning
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stoning n the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death) Synonym(s): stoning, lapidation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. --Acts vii. 59. 2. To make like stone; to harden. O perjured woman! thou dost stone my heart. --Shak. 3. To free from stones; also, to remove the seeds of; as, to stone a field; to stone cherries; to stone raisins. 4. To wall or face with stones; to line or fortify with stones; as, to stone a well; to stone a cellar. 5. To rub, scour, or sharpen with a stone.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [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).