What does "golgotha" mean?
A charnel house.
Golgotha
/ˈɡɒlɡəθə/ name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A charnel house.
- Grammar: golgotha is listed as name, noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: calvary, crucifixion site, hill of the skull, passion site.
- Usage evidence: The world famous Hungarian painter Mihály Munkácsy's Christ Trilogy includes the paintings entitled "Christ before Pilate", "Golgotha" and "Ecce Homo".
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A charnel house.
- 2 A hat. UK, obsolete, slang
"[…] to the hat-rail; when Wigg went to put it on, it of course resisted, and giving it a spatch, off came the brim. In his fury at the destruction of his “Golgotha,” Wigg rushed to the counter, and seizing a fifty sovereign brass weight, hurled it […]"
Proper Noun
- 1 The hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified.
""And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha""
- 2 The rooms of the heads of the colleges. obsolete
"But Printing is not the only, nor the principal uſe, for which theſe ſtupendous ſtone-walls were erected; for here is that famous apartment, by idle wits and buffoons nick-named Golgotha, i.e. the place of Sculls or Heads of colleges and halls, where they meet and debate upon all extraordinary affairs, which occur within the precincts of their juriſdiction."
Synonyms
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"The world famous Hungarian painter Mihály Munkácsy's Christ Trilogy includes the paintings entitled "Christ before Pilate", "Golgotha" and "Ecce Homo"."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "golgotha"?
Common synonyms include: calvary, crucifixion site, hill of the skull, passion site.
How do you use "golgotha" in a sentence?
The world famous Hungarian painter Mihály Munkácsy's Christ Trilogy includes the paintings entitled "Christ before Pilate", "Golgotha" and "Ecce Homo".
How do you pronounce "golgotha"?
Pronounced /ˈɡɒlɡəθə/.
Etymology
* From the Ancient Greek Γολγοθᾶ (Golgothâ) from the Aramaic גּוּלְגּוּלְתָּא (gulgultā). * (rooms of the heads of the colleges; a hat): Punning on "the place of the skulls/heads".