GOLGOTHA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Golgotha mean? 

• GOLGOTHA (noun)
  The noun GOLGOTHA has 1 sense:

1. a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified

  Familiarity information: GOLGOTHA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GOLGOTHA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Calvary; Golgotha

Instance hypernyms:

hill (a local and well-defined elevation of the land)

Holonyms ("Golgotha" is a part of...):

capital of Israel; Jerusalem (capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed); it was captured from Jordan in 1967 in the Six Day War; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom)