Golgotha

[gol-guh-thuh]

noun

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

Also gol·go·tha (for defs 2, 3).

Origin of Golgotha

1585–95; < Latin (Vulgate) < Greek golgothá < Aramaic gulgaltā, akin to Hebrew gulgōleth skull

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Related Words for golgotha

tomb, garden, graveyard, mortuary, ossuary, crypt, sepulcher, catacomb, necropolis, vault, grave, Golgotha, churchyard, charnel, cemetery

Examples from the Web for golgotha

Contemporary Examples of golgotha

Is their God the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and is their Savior the Savior who hung on the cross at Golgotha?
Alex Haley’s 1965 Playboy Interview with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Alex Haley
January 19, 2014

Historical Examples of golgotha

It was the only deed of kindness I noted on Golgotha that day.
The Centurion's Story
David James Burrell
At a little distance I drew rein and looked back at Golgotha.
The Centurion's Story
David James Burrell
He experienced that which surrounds the Mystery of Golgotha in the higher world.
Christianity As A Mystical Fact
Rudolf Steiner
Wherever a great mind utters its thoughts,—there is Golgotha.
Pearls of Thought
Maturin M. Ballou
Each hamlet has its Golgotha, where worn-out animals are left to die.
Beast and Man in India
John Lockwood Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for golgotha

Golgotha

noun

another name for Calvary
(sometimes not capital) rare a place of burial

Word Origin for Golgotha

C17: from Late Latin, from Greek, from Aramaic, based on Hebrew gulgōleth skull

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Word Origin and History for golgotha

Golgotha

hill near Jerusalem, via Latin and Greek, from Aramaic gulgulta, literally "(place of the) skull," cognate with Hebrew gulgoleth "skull." So called in reference to its shape (see Calvary).

golgotha in Culture

Golgotha

[(gol-guh-thuh, gol-goth-uh)]

The ancient name for Calvary.