Golgotha

[ gol-guh-thuh ]

/ ˈgɒl gə θə /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR Golgotha ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified; Calvary.

a place of suffering or sacrifice.

a place of burial.

Also gol·go·tha (for defs. 2, 3) .

Origin of Golgotha

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Late Latin, from Greek golgothá, from Aramaic gulgalthā, akin to Hebrew gulgōleth “skull”

Words nearby Golgotha

Golgi-Mazzoni corpuscle, Golgi's stain, Golgi tendon organ, Golgi type II neuron, Golgi type I neuron, Golgotha, goliard, goliardery, Goliath, Goliathan, goliath beetle

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Example sentences from the Web for Golgotha

Is their God the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and is their Savior the Savior who hung on the cross at Golgotha?
Alex Haley’s 1965 Playboy Interview with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.|Alex Haley|January 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Perhaps he felt that for him after his Golgotha are the sweet-singing flames of Purgatory.
Egoists|James Huneker
"Some wise man once said, Wherever truth is, there too is Golgotha," put in Susan.
The Threatening Eye|Edward Frederick Knight
Golgotha, raised upon the height of the Capitol, pressed with a two-fold burden on Zion and Gerizim.
History of the Jews, Vol. II (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz

Have you lent ear to the fables, which superstition has woven round that execution on Golgotha?
Quintus Claudius, Volume 2 of 2|Ernst Eckstein
Mr. Golgotha Gingham spent anything from four to seven hours there of every day.
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town|Stephen Leacock

British Dictionary definitions for Golgotha

Golgotha

/ (ˈɡɒlɡəθə) /

noun

another name for Calvary

(sometimes not capital) rare a place of burial

Word Origin for Golgotha

C17: from Late Latin, from Greek, from Aramaic, based on Hebrew gulgōleth skull

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Cultural definitions for Golgotha

Golgotha

[ (gol-guh-thuh, gol-goth-uh) ]

The ancient name for Calvary.

单词	golgotha
释义	Golgotha [ gol-guh-thuh ] / ˈgɒl gə θə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR Golgotha ON THESAURUS.COM noun a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified; Calvary. a place of suffering or sacrifice. a place of burial. Also gol·go·tha (for defs. 2, 3) . Origin of Golgotha First recorded in 1590–1600; from Late Latin, from Greek golgothá, from Aramaic gulgalthā, akin to Hebrew gulgōleth “skull” Words nearby Golgotha Golgi-Mazzoni corpuscle, Golgi's stain, Golgi tendon organ, Golgi type II neuron, Golgi type I neuron, Golgotha, goliard, goliardery, Goliath, Goliathan, goliath beetle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Golgotha Is their God the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and is their Savior the Savior who hung on the cross at Golgotha? Alex Haley’s 1965 Playboy Interview with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.\|Alex Haley\|January 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Perhaps he felt that for him after his Golgotha are the sweet-singing flames of Purgatory. Egoists\|James Huneker "Some wise man once said, Wherever truth is, there too is Golgotha," put in Susan. The Threatening Eye\|Edward Frederick Knight Golgotha, raised upon the height of the Capitol, pressed with a two-fold burden on Zion and Gerizim. History of the Jews, Vol. II (of 6)\|Heinrich Graetz Have you lent ear to the fables, which superstition has woven round that execution on Golgotha? Quintus Claudius, Volume 2 of 2\|Ernst Eckstein Mr. Golgotha Gingham spent anything from four to seven hours there of every day. Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town\|Stephen Leacock British Dictionary definitions for Golgotha Golgotha / (ˈɡɒlɡəθə) / noun another name for Calvary (sometimes not capital) rare a place of burial Word Origin for Golgotha C17: from Late Latin, from Greek, from Aramaic, based on Hebrew gulgōleth skull Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Golgotha Golgotha [ (gol-guh-thuh, gol-goth-uh) ] The ancient name for Calvary. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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