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Golgotha

Syllables: Gol·go·tha/ˈɡɒlɡəθə/

Golgotha proper noun: the hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified.

Proper noun

Golgotha

  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"1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, John 19:17
    Synonyms:
    Calvary
  2. (obsolete, Oxbridge slang) The rooms of the heads of the colleges.
    • 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...1726, Nicholas Amhurst, Terræ-filius: or, the Secret History of the University of Oxford (No. XI), page 59
    • Graduates […] will never forget that majestic stature, that massive brow, that commanding look, as its possessor paced the ante-chapel of his college, or took his seat of presidence among the skulls of Golgotha.1881, The Academy, page 407

Noun

Golgotha (plural Golgothas)

  1. A charnel house.
  2. (UK, obsolete, slang) A hat.
    • […] 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 […]1879, Thomas Southwell, Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society, page 271
    • […] and finally raised his hat and put it on again, cocked back on one side of his head in exact imitation of the manner in which the tall man carried his golgotha.1887, W. T. Eady, I.D.B. Or, The Adventures of Solomon Davis on the Diamond Fields and Elsewhere, page 165

Golgotha meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian

Golgotha in Hindi

the crucifixion hill — see also Calvary
गुलगुता gulgutā

Golgotha in Arabic

the crucifixion hill — see also Calvary
جمجمة jumjuma

Golgotha in Malay

the crucifixion hill — see also Calvary
Golgota

Golgotha in Indonesian

the crucifixion hill — see also Calvary
Golgota

Synonyms of Golgotha

Forms of Golgotha

pluralGolgothas

Origin of Golgotha

* 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".

Questions about Golgotha

What does Golgotha mean?
Golgotha means the hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified.
What is Golgotha in Hindi?
Golgotha in Hindi is गुलगुता (gulgutā). See Golgotha meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Golgotha?
Golgotha can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Golgotha?
Golgotha is pronounced /ˈɡɒlɡəθə/ (UK).

Words near Golgotha in the dictionary

  1. golgin
  2. golgins
  3. golgiosome
  4. golgiosomes
  5. Golgis
  6. Golgotha
  7. Golgothan
  8. Golgothas
  9. Golhaallaa
  10. goli
  11. Goli otok

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