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golgotha

/gol-guh-thuh/US // ˈgɒl gə θə //UK // (ˈɡɒlɡəθə) //

戈尔戈塔,戈尔格塔,戈尔戈特,戈尔戈达

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified; Calvary.
    • : a place of suffering or sacrifice.
    • : a place of burial.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Is their God the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and is their Savior the Savior who hung on the cross at Golgotha?

  • Lower down, between the walls of the city and the platform of Golgotha, lay a plain bordered in places with cliffs less naked.

  • The trenches were a veritable Golgotha with skulls everywhere and dismembered legs still clad with puttees and boots.

  • Who would imagine it as the terrible Golgotha strewn with the bodies of the human race?

  • Crucified at Golgotha amidst two thieves, he shall receive an honourable burial.

  • The spot was Golgotha, a place strewed with the unburied sculls of criminals.