Golgotha
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9.9
- proper noun
- /ˈɡɒlɡəθə/
- Literature
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Gólgota
- Jesus had a very hard journey on the way to Golgotha.
- the mystery of Golgotha
- the place of Golgotha
Except they mean to bathe in reeking wounds, or memorize another Golgotha, but I cannot tell.
- Except they mean to bathe in reeking wounds, or memorize another Golgotha, but I cannot tell.
- Take me to Tucson, Flagstaff, Golgotha, someplace where skeletons fuck in the sand and jump at our passing to say, hey, lovebirds, care to watch?
Examples
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You see this place of Golgotha.
Academic text (1991) -
On the left is the little hill of Golgotha where the Lord was crucified.
Academic text (2007) -
We have a space for you up on Golgotha.
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You ever hear of Golgotha?
Fiction book (1999) -
Specifically, for Christians, Golgotha was the center of the world.
Academic text (1997) -
They came to a place called Golgotha, which means the place of the skull.
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Today, Golgotha is a hall divided between the Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches.
Academic text (2004) -
Take him to Golgotha!
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And the place of Christ's crucifixion was recorded as Golgotha.
Academic text (1995) -
On the left is the little hill of Golgotha where the Lord was crucified.
Synonyms
12
9.5
A hill near Jerusalem where Christians say Jesus was put to death on a cross
Surface Forms
Etymology
Golgotha comes from an old Aramaic word gulgōtā that means 'skull' or 'place of the skull'. That's why Golgotha, also called Calvary, is the name of the hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified.