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ecce homo

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ec⋅ce ho⋅mo

[ech-ey hoh-moh, ek-ey for 1; ek-see hoh-moh, ek-ey for 2]
Latin.
1. “Behold the man!”: the words with which Pilate presented Christ, crowned with thorns, to his accusers. John 19:5.
2. Art. a painting, statue, or other representation of Christ crowned with thorns.
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ec·ce ho·mo   (ěk'sē hō'mō, ěk'ě)   
n.  A depiction of Jesus wearing the crown of thorns.

[Late Latin ecce homō, behold the man : Latin ecce, behold + Latin homō, man.]
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