How do you pronounce golgotha?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɒlɡəθə/.

golgotha

/ˈɡɒlɡəθə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: Gol-go-tha
IPA: /ˈɡɒlɡəθə/

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Meaning

name

The hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified.

name

The rooms of the heads of the colleges.

Obsolete

noun

A charnel house.

noun

A hat.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

""And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha""
"But Printing is not the only, nor the principal uſe, for which theſe ſtupendous ſtone-walls were erected; for here is that famous apartment, by idle wits and buffoons nick-named Golgotha, i.e. the place of Sculls or Heads of colleges and halls, where they meet and debate upon all extraordinary affairs, which occur within the precincts of their juriſdiction."
"Graduates […] will never forget that majestic stature, that massive brow, that commanding look, as its possessor paced the ante-chapel of his college, or took his seat of presidence among the skulls of Golgotha."
"[…] to the hat-rail; when Wigg went to put it on, it of course resisted, and giving it a spatch, off came the brim. In his fury at the destruction of his “Golgotha,” Wigg rushed to the counter, and seizing a fifty sovereign brass weight, hurled it […]"
"[…] and finally raised his hat and put it on again, cocked back on one side of his head in exact imitation of the manner in which the tall man carried his golgotha."

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".

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Γολγοθᾶ, גּוּלְגּוּלְתָּא

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɡɒlɡəθə/

Usage

Obsolete
British usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

Golgothas (plural)

Synonyms

Calvary