Definition/Meaning of Golgotha
- English - Proper noun: Golgotha ( biblical ) The hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified . ( slang , at Oxbridge colleges in the 18th and 19th centuries ) The rooms of the heads of the colleges ( a pun on "the place of the skulls / heads" ) . 1726 , Nicholas Amhurst, Terræ-filius: or , the Secret History of the University of Oxford (No. XI), page 59: But Printing is not the only , nor the principal uÅ¿e, for…
- English - Quotations: 1611 , Bible (Authorized, or King James , Version), John 19:17 "And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull , which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha " 1726 , Terræ Filius No . XI: "â¦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…
- English - Etymology: From the Ancient Greek Îολγοθᾶ ( Golgothâ ) from the Aramaic ×Ö¼××Ö¼×ת .
- English - Pronunciation: Hyphenation: Golâ§goâ§tha
- English - See also: Calvary