ecce homo
“Behold the man!”: the words with which Pilate presented Christ, crowned with thorns, to his accusers. John 19:5.
ecce homo
American
[ech-ey hoh-moh, ek-ey, ek-see hoh-moh, ek-ey]
/ ˈɛtʃ eɪ ˈhoʊ moʊ, ˈɛk eɪ, ˈɛk si ˈhoʊ moʊ, ˈɛk eɪ /
Latin.
noun
Ecce Homo
British
/ ˈɛkeɪ ˈhəʊməʊ, ˈɛksɪ- /
noun
Etymology
Origin of ecce homo
First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin; cf. here ( def. ); Homo ( def. )
Example Sentences
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A common term for an emaciated-looking man is to call him an "ecce homo," and a "grippe Jésus" is thieves' slang for a gendarme.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 by Various
This flattered Goethe, who called it the inverse "ecce homo," and felt its allusion to his citizenship, not in Germany, but in the world.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) by William Milligan Sloane
The hero is haunted by the notion that a great misfortune will fall upon his family, whenever a travelling dealer shall offer an ecce homo for sale to any one of its members.
From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 by Various
"What are you making such an ecce homo face for?" she said, in her brusquest tone, which now stood her in good stead in concealing her emotion.
From In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II by Paul Heyse
Only don't make such an ecce homo face; go, rather, and pay your respects to his Excellency, the Governor.
From Tales From J?kai by M?r J?kai
“Since its reappearance at an auction three years ago, Ecce Homo has represented one of the greatest discoveries in the history of art,” the museum said.
From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2024
Efforts have drawn attention for their odd or misshapen human figures, which inevitably give off Ecce Homo, terracotta Jesus head or Ronaldo statue vibes.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 18, 2017
Yes, this is the Ecce Homo of China, but only because an utterly insignificant artifact that nobody cared about was raised to artificially high prominence by a mediocre preservation attempt.
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2016
The first sculpture to occupy it was Mark Wallinger's Ecce Homo, a marble sculpture of a human-scale Jesus.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2013
In his Ecce Homo, Sir John Seeley has pointed out the radical difference between the villains of the parables and the villains that figure in all other literature.
From A Handful of Stars Texts That Have Moved Great Minds by Frank Boreham
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