Golgotha
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Golgotha
- /ˈɡɒlɡəθə/ UK
- /ɡɒlˈɡɒθə/ UK
Where it comes from
* 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".
proper noun
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The hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified.
"And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha"
Similar: Calvary
- The rooms of the heads of the colleges. But Printing is not the only, nor the principal uſe, for which theſe ſtupendous ſtone-walls were erected; for here is that famous apartment, by idle wits and buffoons nick-named Golgotha, i.e. the place of Sculls or Heads of colleges and halls, where they meet and debate upon all extraordinary affai
noun Golgothas
- A charnel house.
- A hat. […] to the hat-rail; when Wigg went to put it on, it of course resisted, and giving it a spatch, off came the brim. In his fury at the destruction of his “Golgotha,” Wigg rushed to the counter, and seizing a fifty sovereign brass weight, hurled it […]
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Talk about this word "Golgotha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/golgotha. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Golgotha. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/golgotha "Golgotha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/golgotha.Cite this
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title = {Golgotha},
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