different between scarification vs mutilation

English

Etymology

From Old French scarificacion, from Late Latin scarificatio.

Noun

scarification (countable and uncountable, plural scarifications)

1. The act of scarifying: raking the ground harshly to remove weeds, etc.
2. A medieval form of penance in which the skin was damaged with a knife or hot iron.
3. The scratching, etching, burning / branding, or superficially cutting designs, pictures, or words into the skin as a permanent body modification.

Translations

Anagrams

• sacrification

French

Pronunciation

Noun

scarification f (plural scarifications)

1. scarification

English

Etymology

Latin mutilatio; compare French mutilation.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

mutilation (countable and uncountable, plural mutilations)

1. The act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated.
2. (derogatory) gender transition.

Hyponyms

• female genital mutilation
• male genital mutilation

Related terms

• body modification

Translations

Anagrams

• ultimation

French

Etymology

From Latin mutilatio.

Pronunciation

Noun

mutilation f (plural mutilations)

1. mutilation

Related terms

• mutiler

Further reading

• “mutilation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).