Golgotha

[ gol-guh-thuh ]

/ ˈgɒl gə θə /

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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Examples from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST
Perhaps he felt that for him after his Golgotha are the sweet-singing flames of Purgatory.
Egoists|James Huneker
"Some wise man once said, Wherever truth is, there too is Golgotha," put in Susan.
The Threatening Eye|Edward Frederick Knight
Golgotha, raised upon the height of the Capitol, pressed with a two-fold burden on Zion and Gerizim.
History of the Jews, Vol. II (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz

Have you lent ear to the fables, which superstition has woven round that execution on Golgotha?
Quintus Claudius, Volume 2 of 2|Ernst Eckstein
Mr. Golgotha Gingham spent anything from four to seven hours there of every day.
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town|Stephen Leacock

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

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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).

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