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.

1. “Behold the man!”: the words with which Pilate presented Christ, crowned with thorns, to his accusers. John 19:5.

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noun

1. Art. a painting, statue, or other representation of Christ crowned with thorns.

Ecce Homo British  

/ ˈɛkeɪ ˈhəʊməʊ, ˈɛksɪ /

noun

1. a picture or sculpture of Christ crowned with thorns

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Etymology

Origin of ecce homo

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin; cf. here ( def. ); Homo ( def. )

Example Sentences

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

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 J?kai, M?r

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 Heyse, Paul

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 Sloane, William Milligan

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