Golgotha

Meaning

Name

1. The hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified.
2. (obsolete) The rooms of the heads of the colleges.

Noun

1. A charnel house.
2. (UK, obsolete, slang) A hat.

Synonyms

Calvary

cemetery

charnel-house

graveyard

Translations

Γολγοθάς

Golgotha

Golgotha

Calvaire

Golgota

Golgota

Calvario

Gòlgota

Gólgota

Gólgota

Golgota

جلجثة

جبل الجلْجلة

calvari

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɒlɡəθə/

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".