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Golgotha definition

Gol·go·tha (gäl′gə t̸hə, gôl′-)

noun

  1. Bible the place where Jesus was crucified; Calvary: Mark 15:22
  2. Rare a burial place
  3. a place of agony or sacrifice

Etymology: LL(Ec) < Gr(Ec) golgotha < Aram gulgulta < Heb gulgolet, skull, place of a skull

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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