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Golgotha

[ gol-guh-thuh ]

noun

  1. a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified; Calvary.
  2. a place of suffering or sacrifice.
  3. a place of burial.


Golgotha

/ ˈɡɒ±ôɡəθə /

noun

  1. another name for Calvary
  2. rare.
    sometimes not capital a place of burial
“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

Golgotha

  1. The ancient name for Calvary .
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Golgotha1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Late Latin, from Greek ²µ´Ç±ô²µ´Ç³Ù³óá, from Aramaic ²µ³Ü±ô²µ²¹±ô³Ù³óÄå, akin to Hebrew ²µ³Ü±ô²µÅ±ô±ð³Ù³ó “s°ì³Ü±ô±ôâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Golgotha1

C17: from Late Latin, from Greek, from Aramaic, based on Hebrew ²µ³Ü±ô²µÅ±ô±ð³Ù³ó skull
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For devoted fans, Room 8 is a site akin to Jesus’ alleged crucifixion site on Golgotha.

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For certain, those victims’ last days on earth were not spent on a Golgotha hill filled with tearful onlookers.

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This Holy Week, some of us will walk the path laid out in our minds to Golgotha to witness a painful, shameful crucifixion.

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About 70% of Southern California’s cattle died, and so many of their skulls dotted the landscape for years afterward that an observer described it as a “veritable Golgotha.â€

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