crown of thorns
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Etymology edit
Calque of Latin spinea corona, itself a calque of Hellenistic Ancient Greek ἀκάνθινος στέφανος (akánthinos stéphanos).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
crown of thorns (plural crowns of thorns)
- (Christianity) The crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear before his Crucifixion, in mocking reference to his alleged status as ‘king of the Jews’, or a representation of this. [from 10th c.]
- A spiny Mediterranean tree, Ziziphus spina-christi. [from 19th c.]
- A spiny spurge, Euphorbia milii, native to Madagascar. [from 19th c.]
- The plant Koeberlinia spinosa.
- A large starfish with venemous spines, Acanthaster planci. [from 20th c.]
- A woodworking technique, used in tramp art, in which interlocking pieces are notched to intersect at right angles and form joints and self-supporting objects.
Translations edit
crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear
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starfish
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Further reading edit
- crown of thorns on Wikipedia.Wikipedia