Golgotha
Meanings
name
- The hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified.
- The rooms of the heads of the colleges.
noun
- A charnel house.
- A hat.
Pronunciation
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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".
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