"crown of thorns" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkɹaʊn əv ˈθɔːnz/ [UK] Forms: crowns of thorns [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Latin spinea corona, itself a calque of Hellenistic Ancient Greek ἀκάνθινος στέφανος (akánthinos stéphanos). Etymology templates: {{cal|en|la|spinea corona}} Calque of Latin spinea corona, {{glossary|calque}} calque, {{der|en|grc|ἀκάνθινος στέφανος}} Ancient Greek ἀκάνθινος στέφανος (akánthinos stéphanos) Head templates: {{en-noun|crowns of thorns}} crown of thorns (plural crowns of thorns)
  1. (Christianity) The crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear before his Crucifixion, in mocking reference to his alleged status as ‘king of the Jews’, or a representation of this. Categories (topical): Christianity Categories (lifeform): Buckthorn family plants, Echinoderms, Spurges, Succulents Translations (crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear): 𐕢𐕒𐕡𐕚𐔰𐕄 𐕠𐔰𐕠𐕘𐕒𐕇𐕒𐕠 (pusaḳ cacġox̣oc) (Aghwan), 荊棘王冠 (Chinese Mandarin), 荆棘王冠 (jīngjí wángguān) (Chinese Mandarin), 荊棘冠 (Chinese Mandarin), 荆棘冠 (jīngjíguān) (Chinese Mandarin), 茨冠 (cíguān) (Chinese Mandarin), doornenkroon [feminine] (Dutch), Dornenkrone [feminine] (German), töviskoszorú (Hungarian), Coróin Deilgneach [feminine] (Irish), corona di spine [feminine] (Italian), spinea corona [feminine] (Latin), þyrnen bēag [masculine] (Old English), korona cierniowa [feminine] (Polish), törnekrona [common-gender] (Swedish), koronang tinik (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-crown_of_thorns-en-noun-TsK9uw5P Disambiguation of Buckthorn family plants: 25 14 15 16 10 20 Disambiguation of Echinoderms: 30 7 15 15 11 22 Disambiguation of Spurges: 28 5 28 13 8 18 Disambiguation of Succulents: 34 6 15 16 9 20 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 7 17 14 10 29 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 23 7 16 17 12 25 Topics: Christianity Disambiguation of 'crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear': 73 4 5 6 3 9
  2. A spiny Mediterranean tree, Ziziphus spina-christi. Categories (lifeform): Buckthorn family plants
    Sense id: en-crown_of_thorns-en-noun-2Ohh6Cpt Disambiguation of Buckthorn family plants: 25 14 15 16 10 20
  3. A spiny spurge, Euphorbia milii, native to Madagascar. Categories (lifeform): Buckthorn family plants, Spurges
    Sense id: en-crown_of_thorns-en-noun-cC-SfLLQ Disambiguation of Buckthorn family plants: 25 14 15 16 10 20 Disambiguation of Spurges: 28 5 28 13 8 18 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 7 17 14 10 29 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 23 7 16 17 12 25
  4. The plant Koeberlinia spinosa. Categories (lifeform): Buckthorn family plants, Spurges
    Sense id: en-crown_of_thorns-en-noun-aYFHwV-b Disambiguation of Buckthorn family plants: 25 14 15 16 10 20 Disambiguation of Spurges: 28 5 28 13 8 18 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 7 17 14 10 29 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 23 7 16 17 12 25
  5. A large starfish with venemous spines, Acanthaster planci. Translations (starfish): doringkroonseester (Afrikaans), نجم البحر المكلل بالشوك (Arabic), трънен венец (trǎnen venec) (Bulgarian), 棘冠海星 (Chinese Mandarin), 魔鬼海星 (Chinese Mandarin), hvězdice trnová koruna (Czech), doornenkroon (Dutch), piikkikruunu (Finnish), acanthaster pourpre (French), couronne du Christ (French), couronne d’épines (French), coussin de belle-mère (French), Dornenkronenseestern (German), כיפת-קוצים קטלנית (Hebrew), töviskoronás tengericsillag (Hungarian), stella corona di spine [feminine] (Italian), オニヒトデ (Japanese), 악마불가사리 (angmabulgasari) (Korean), dygliuotoji jūrų žvaigždė (Lithuanian), ക്രൗൺ ഓഫ് തോൺസ് (krauṇ ōphŭ tōṇsŭ) (Malayalam), ستاره دریایی تاجتیغی (Persian), korona cierniowa (Polish), coroa-de-espinhos (Portuguese), терновый венец (ternovyj venec) (Russian), акантастер (akantaster) (Russian), бодљикава морска звезда (Serbo-Croatian), Bodičasta morska zvezda (Slovene), trnasta morska zvezda (Slovene), corona de espinas [feminine] (Spanish), acantáster púrpura (Spanish), törnekrona (Swedish), ดาวมงกุฎหนาม (Thai), терновий вінок (ternovyj vinok) (Ukrainian), акантастер (akantaster) (Ukrainian), sao biển gai (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-crown_of_thorns-en-noun-tZsDYi5N Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 7 17 14 10 29 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 23 7 16 17 12 25 Disambiguation of 'starfish': 10 2 6 0 75 7
  6. A woodworking technique, used in tramp art, in which interlocking pieces are notched to intersect at right angles and form joints and self-supporting objects. Categories (lifeform): Buckthorn family plants, Spurges
    Sense id: en-crown_of_thorns-en-noun-GH1wGbcG Disambiguation of Buckthorn family plants: 25 14 15 16 10 20 Disambiguation of Spurges: 28 5 28 13 8 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 7 9 15 12 33 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 7 17 14 10 29 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 23 7 16 17 12 25

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      "roman": "ternovyj vinok",
      "sense": "starfish",
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "akantaster",
      "sense": "starfish",
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      "sense": "starfish",
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