Golgotha

[ gol-guh-thuh ]

noun

1. a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified; Calvary.
2. a place of suffering or sacrifice.
3. a place of burial.

Golgotha

/ ˈɡɒlɡəθə /

noun

1. See Calvary
   another name for Calvary
2. rare.
   sometimes not capital a place of burial

Golgotha

1. The ancient name for Calvary .

Word History and Origins

Origin of Golgotha¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Late Latin, from Greek golgothá, from Aramaic gulgalthā, akin to Hebrew gulgōleth “skull”

Word History and Origins

Origin of Golgotha¹

C17: from Late Latin, from Greek, from Aramaic, based on Hebrew gulgōleth skull

Example Sentences

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• garden
• graveyard
• mortuary
• tomb