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A hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified
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golgotha
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
hill near Jerusalem, via Latin and Greek, from Aramaic gulgulta , literally "(place of the) skull," cognate with Hebrew gulgoleth "skull." So called in reference to its shape (see Calvary ).
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Golgotha may refer to: Golgotha, or Calvary , the hill on which Jesus was crucified Golgotha (1935 film) , a French film about the death of Jesus Christ Golgotha (novel) , a 1980 thriller novel by British author John Gardner Golgotha (video game) , an unreleased ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Golgotha \Gol"go*tha\, n. Calvary. See the Note under Calvary .
Usage examples of golgotha.
And in the great steel and brass Palace of the homeworld Golgotha, they threw down the Empress Lionstone XIV and destroyed the Iron Throne of Empire forever.
Family had banished him from Golgotha in his disreputable youth, and sent him money regularly as long as he promised not to come home, an arrangement that suited both parties.
Family had died fighting on both sides on Golgotha that Elias found himself made the most senior member of his Family by default, and was invited to come home at last.
He had some vague idea that if he could bring this knowledge back to Golgotha, he would be greeted as a hero and all his sins forgiven.
They could launch a full-scale attack on Golgotha, and no one would know about it till the ships appeared in the skies over homeworld!
We will wipe your memory clean, and then send you back to Golgotha by teleport.
You were killed, Owen, when Lionstone destroyed Golgotha with her hidden planet-buster bomb.
She doubted there was a telepath on Golgotha who could match her if she put her mind to it.
Even if he could have tracked them down, and brought himself to beg, he doubted very much they could get back to Golgotha in time to do him any good.
Word is coming in that Robert Campbell has given up his Captaincy, resigned from the Fleet, and come home to Golgotha to reestablish his Clan.
So he had resigned from the Fleet and come home to Golgotha to be the Campbell.
Parliament organized Golgotha into one great communications and tactical center, alerted all planets and colonies in the path of danger, and rushed ships, men, and weapons to defend those not yet fallen or attacked.
Hell, when I attacked the pastel towers back on Golgotha, they shot my gravity sled out of the sky and then set fire to me, and I still walked away from it.
They overthrew Golgotha, toppled Lionstone from the Iron Throne, and remade the Empire!
So she returned to Golgotha, and set about rebuilding the established Church by throwing out all the political and corrupt elements.