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golgothas

[gol-guh-thuh] Origin

Gol·go·tha

[gol-guh-thuh]
noun
1.
a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified; Calvary.
2.
a place of suffering or sacrifice.
3.
a place of burial.
Also, gol·go·tha (for defs. 2, 3).


Origin:
1585–95; < Latin (Vulgate) < Greek golgothá < Aramaic gulgaltā, akin to Hebrew gulgōleth skull
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Golgotha
"hill near Jerusalem," via L. and Gk., from Aramaic gulgulta, lit. "place of the skull," from Heb. 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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