GOLGOTHA

Calvary, Golgotha

(noun) a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Golgotha

(biblical) The hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified.

Synonym: Calvary

(Oxbridge slang) The rooms of the heads of the colleges (a pun on "the place of the skulls / heads"). [18th–19th c.]

Noun

Golgotha (plural Golgothas)

A charnel house.

Source: Wiktionary


Gol"go*tha, n.

Definition: Calvary. See the Note under Calvary.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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