Golgotha

[ gol-guh-thuh ]

/ ˈgɒl gə θə /

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noun

a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified; Calvary.

a place of suffering or sacrifice.

a place of burial.

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Also gol·go·tha (for defs. 2, 3) .

Origin of Golgotha

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Late Latin, from Greek golgothá, from Aramaic gulgalthā, akin to Hebrew gulgōleth “skull”

Words nearby Golgotha

Golgi-Mazzoni corpuscle, Golgi's stain, Golgi tendon organ, Golgi type II neuron, Golgi type I neuron, Golgotha, goliard, goliardery, Goliath, Goliathan, goliath beetle

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How to use Golgotha in a sentence

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|DAILY BEAST
Lower down, between the walls of the city and the platform of Golgotha, lay a plain bordered in places with cliffs less naked.
Let us follow Him|Henryk Sienkiewicz
The trenches were a veritable Golgotha with skulls everywhere and dismembered legs still clad with puttees and boots.
War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt
Who would imagine it as the terrible Golgotha strewn with the bodies of the human race?
The Poison Belt|Arthur Conan Doyle

Crucified at Golgotha amidst two thieves, he shall receive an honourable burial.
Jesus, The Messiah; or, the Old Testament Prophecies Fulfilled in the New Testament Scriptures|(A Lady) Anonymous
The spot was Golgotha, a place strewed with the unburied sculls of criminals.
Jesus, The Messiah; or, the Old Testament Prophecies Fulfilled in the New Testament Scriptures|(A Lady) Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for Golgotha

Golgotha

/ (ˈɡɒlɡəθə) /

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

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

Cultural definitions for Golgotha

Golgotha

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

The ancient name for Calvary.