Golgotha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified.
  2. The rooms of the heads of the colleges.
noun
  1. A charnel house.
  2. A hat.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɒlɡəθə/ /ɡɒlˈɡɒθə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Golgotha.wav

Word forms

Golgotha Golgothas

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".

Synonyms

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