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Golgotha

[gol-guh-thuh]
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  1. a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified; Calvary.
  2. a place of suffering or sacrifice.
  3. a place of burial.
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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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Golgotha

noun
  1. another name for Calvary
  2. (sometimes not capital) rare a place of burial
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Word Origin

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

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Golgotha

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

The ancient name for Calvary.

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