"Golgotha" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡɒlɡəθə/ [UK], /ɡɒlˈɡɒθə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Golgotha.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: * 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". Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Γολγοθᾶ}} Ancient Greek Γολγοθᾶ (Golgothâ), {{der|en|arc|גּוּלְגּוּלְתָּא|tr=gulgultā}} Aramaic גּוּלְגּוּלְתָּא (gulgultā), {{sense|rooms of the heads of the colleges; a hat}} (rooms of the heads of the colleges; a hat): Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Golgotha
  1. (biblical) The hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified. Synonyms: Calvary Translations (the crucifixion hill — see also Calvary): Golgota (Afrikaans), 𐔱𐔼𐕎𐕟𐔴𐕀𐕒𐕡𐔿 (binc̣'exun') (Aghwan), 𐔲𐕒𐔾𐔲𐕒𐔸𐔰 (golgota) (Aghwan), Γολγοθᾶ (Golgothâ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), جمجمة (jumjuma) [feminine] (Arabic), Գողգոթա (Goġgotʻa) (Armenian), Голгота (Golgota) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ᎪᎵᎦᏓ (goligada) (Cherokee), 各各他 (gok³ gok³ taa¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 各各他 (Gègètā) (Chinese Mandarin), Golgota [feminine] (Czech), Golgotha [feminine] (Dutch), Golgoto (Esperanto), Golgata [neuter] (Faroese), Golgata (Finnish), Golgotha (French), Golgotha (German), Γολγοθάς (Golgothás) [masculine] (Greek), गुलगुता (gulgutā) (Hindi), Golgota (Indonesian), Golgotha [feminine] (Latin), Golgota [Christianity] (Malay), Gálgatha (Navajo), Golgata (Norwegian Bokmål), Golgata (Norwegian Nynorsk), Golgota [feminine] (Polish), Gólgota [masculine] (Portuguese), Голго́фа (Golgófa) [feminine] (Russian), Golgotha [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), Gólgota (Spanish), Golgata (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Golgotha-en-name-UEFDfrmw Categories (other): Bible, Hills Disambiguation of Hills: 53 23 16 8 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'the crucifixion hill — see also Calvary': 75 25
  2. (Oxbridge slang, obsolete) The rooms of the heads of the colleges. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-Golgotha-en-name-RyVeWPwl Categories (other): Universities

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɒlɡəθə/ [UK], /ɡɒlˈɡɒθə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Golgotha.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Golgothas [plural]
Etymology: * 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". Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Γολγοθᾶ}} Ancient Greek Γολγοθᾶ (Golgothâ), {{der|en|arc|גּוּלְגּוּלְתָּא|tr=gulgultā}} Aramaic גּוּלְגּוּלְתָּא (gulgultā), {{sense|rooms of the heads of the colleges; a hat}} (rooms of the heads of the colleges; a hat): Head templates: {{en-noun}} Golgotha (plural Golgothas)
  1. A charnel house.
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  2. (UK, slang, obsolete) A hat. Tags: UK, obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-Golgotha-en-noun-32A-M7Ww Categories (other): British English

Inflected forms

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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rooms of the heads of the colleges; a hat"
      },
      "expansion": "(rooms of the heads of the colleges; a hat):",
      "name": "sense"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "* From the Ancient Greek Γολγοθᾶ (Golgothâ) from the Aramaic גּוּלְגּוּלְתָּא (gulgultā).\n* (rooms of the heads of the colleges; a hat): Punning on \"the place of the skulls/heads\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Golgothas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Golgotha (plural Golgothas)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Gol",
        "go",
        "tha"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A charnel house."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "charnel house",
          "charnel house"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English slang",
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              155,
              163
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1879, Thomas Southwell, Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society, page 271:",
          "text": "[…] 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 […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              155,
              163
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1887, W. T. Eady, I.D.B. Or, The Adventures of Solomon Davis on the Diamond Fields and Elsewhere, page 165:",
          "text": "[…] 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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A hat."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hat",
          "hat"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UK, slang, obsolete) A hat."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "obsolete",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɒlɡəθə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡɒlˈɡɒθə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Golgotha"
}

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