Golgotha

English Etymology From the en grc Γολγοθᾶ from the en arc גּוּלְגּוּלְתָּא gulgultā. rooms of the heads of the colleges; a hat Punning on "the place of the skulls/heads". Pronunciation en /ˈɡɒlɡəθə/ /ɡɒlˈɡɒθə/ UK en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Golgotha.wav Southern England en Gol go tha Proper noun en biblical The hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified. en Calvary 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" en Oxbridge slang obsolete The rooms of the heads of the colleges. 18th–19th c. 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 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 affairs, which occur within the precincts of their juriſdiction. en 1881 The Academy 407 Graduates will never forget that majestic stature, that massive brow, that commanding look, as its possessor paced the ante-chapel of his college, or took his seat of presidence among the skulls of Golgotha. Derived terms en Golgothan Translations the crucifixion hill Calvary Afrikaans: af Golgota Aghwan: xag 𐔱𐔼𐕎𐕟𐔴𐕀𐕒𐕡𐔿, xag 𐔲𐕒𐔾𐔲𐕒𐔸𐔰 Arabic: ar جمجمة f jumjuma Armenian: hy Գողգոթա Bulgarian: bg Голгота f Cherokee: chr ᎪᎵᎦᏓ Chinese: Cantonese: yue 各各他 gok3 gok3 taa1 Mandarin: cmn 各各他 Gègètā Czech: cs Golgota f Dutch: nl Golgotha f Esperanto: eo Golgoto Faroese: fo Golgata n Finnish: fi Golgata French: fr Golgotha German: de Golgotha Greek: el Γολγοθάς m Ancient Greek: grc Γολγοθᾶ f Hindi: hi गुलगुता Indonesian: id Golgota Latin: la Golgotha f Malay: ms Golgota Christianity Navajo: nv Gálgatha Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Golgata Nynorsk: nn Golgata Polish: pl Golgota f Portuguese: pt Gólgota m Russian: ru Голго́фа f Scottish Gaelic: gd Golgotha m Spanish: es Gólgota Swedish: sv Golgata Noun A charnel house. en UK slang obsolete A hat. en 1879 Thomas Southwell Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society 271 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 en 1887 W. T. Eady I.D.B. Or, The Adventures of Solomon Davis on the Diamond Fields and Elsewhere 165 and finally raised his hat and put it on again, cocked back on one side of his head in exact imitation of the manner in which the tall man carried his golgotha. en Hills Nicknames Dutch Alternative forms nl Golgota Etymology Borrowed from nl la Golgotha, from nl grc Γολγοθᾶ, from nl arc גּלגּלת. Pronunciation nl /ˈɣɔl.ɣoːˌtaː/ nl Gol go tha Proper noun f en Golgotha nl Bekkeneelberg Latin Etymology la Golgotha :bor grc:Γολγοθᾶ + 1 Pronunciation 1 Proper noun Golgotha<1> en Golgotha Declension Golgotha<1> la Hills