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Gethsemane definition

Geth·sema·ne (get̸h sem′ə nē)

noun

  1. Bible a garden on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, scene of the agony, betrayal, and arrest of Jesus: Matt. 26:36
  2. any scene or occasion of agony

Etymology: Gr Gethsēmanē < Aram gat shemanin, lit., oil press: ? because such a press was located there

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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