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The act of beheading or state of one beheaded; -- especially used of the execution of St. John the Baptist.

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  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.
  3. 1. The act of beheading or state of one beheaded; -- especially used of the execution of St. John the Baptist. 2. A painting representing the beheading of a saint or martyr, esp. of St. John the Baptist.
  4. n. The act of beheading or state of one beheaded; -- especially used of the execution of St. John the Baptist. n. A painting representing the beheading of a saint or martyr, esp. of St. John the Baptist.