Gethsemane
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A place where people press olives to make oil
- noun
- /ɡɛθˈsɛməni/
- Archaic
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Getsemaní
- In some old texts, the word Gethsemane refers to a place where olives were pressed.
Examples
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The ancient villagers brought their harvest to the Gethsemane to produce olive oil.
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Archaeologists uncovered a stone Gethsemane dating back to biblical times.
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Jesus prayed in Gethsemane before his crucifixion.
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The garden of Gethsemane is a significant pilgrimage site.
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The ancient villagers brought their harvest to the Gethsemane to produce olive oil.
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Archaeologists uncovered a stone Gethsemane dating back to biblical times.
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In some old texts, the word Gethsemane refers to a place where olives were pressed.
Surface Forms
Gethsemane singular
Gethsemanes plural
Etymology
The word Gethsemane comes from old words gat and shemen, which mean 'press' and 'oil', so it originally named a place where olives were pressed to make oil.
