Gethsemane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A biblical location in ancient Jerusalem, a garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives where, according to the four Gospels of the New Testament, Jesus underwent the Agony in the Garden and was arrested the night before his crucifixion.

Pronunciation

/ɡɛθˈsɛməni/

Word forms

Gethsemane

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Γεθσημανί (Gethsēmaní), from Aramaic גת שמנא (Gaṯ Šəmānê, literally “oil press”).

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