Definitions for Golgotha

Golgotha Gol·go·tha

Spelling: [gol-guh-thuh]
IPA: /ˈgɒl gə θə/

Golgotha is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 133 anagrams from letters in Golgotha (agghloot).

Definitions for Golgotha

noun

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

Origin of Golgotha

1585-95; Latin (Vulgate) Greek golgothá Aramaic gulgaltā, akin to Hebrew gulgōleth skull

Examples for Golgotha

At a little distance I drew rein and looked back at Golgotha.

He experienced that which surrounds the Mystery of Golgotha in the higher world.

Each hamlet has its Golgotha, where worn-out animals are left to die.

It was the only deed of kindness I noted on Golgotha that day.

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

Jerome speaks of it as the little mountain, or hill, of Golgotha.

Perhaps he felt that for him after his Golgotha are the sweet-singing flames of Purgatory.

Wherever a great mind utters its thoughts,—there is Golgotha.

Tyburn was a kind of Golgotha, a place of infamy and disgrace.

The gate had been passed and now the low hill of Calvary, or Golgotha, was at hand.

Word Value for Golgotha
Scrable

13

Words with friends

15

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