ecce homo
“Behold the man!”: the words with which Pilate presented Christ, crowned with thorns, to his accusers. John 19:5.
Art. a painting, statue, or other representation of Christ crowned with thorns.
Origin of ecce homo
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How to use ecce homo in a sentence
At an early part of the period to which this chapter belongs, the famous volume entitled “ecce homo” was published.
Recollections of a Long Life | John StoughtonThey are of the same class as those in the cloister, and one of them, a large ecce homo, is certainly a very fine work.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain | George Edmund StreetSuch, as the author of "ecce homo" considers, is "the question between religion and science" now before the world.
The Contemporary Review, January 1883 | VariousThe engraving "ecce homo" is in two states, a fine proof having been added.
Gazing upon Him, we can exclaim with inexpressible enthusiasm and unutterable ecstasy, "ecce homo!"
British Dictionary definitions for Ecce Homo
/ (ˈɛkeɪ ˈhəʊməʊ, ˈɛksɪ) /
a picture or sculpture of Christ crowned with thorns
Origin of Ecce Homo
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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