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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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A spiny Mediterranean tree, Ziziphus spina-christi.
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A spiny spurge, Euphorbia milii, native to Madagascar.
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The plant Koeberlinia spinosa.
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Ellipsis of crown-of-thorns starfish
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Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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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.
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a mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers placed on Jesus before the Crucifixion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: crown
somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Christ thorn, Christ plant, Euphorbia milii
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Broader terms: spurge
any affliction that causes great suffering
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- that is his cross to bear
- he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns
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Synonyms: cross
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Broader terms: affliction
Calque of Latin spinea corona, itself a calque of Hellenistic Ancient Greek ἀκάνθινος στέφανος (akánthinos stéphanos).
Across languages
Translations
52 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Aghwan:
𐕢𐕒𐕡𐕚𐔰𐕄 𐕠𐔰𐕠𐕘𐕒𐕇𐕒𐕠
(pusaḳ cacġox̣oc)
— crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear
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Chinese Mandarin:
荊棘王冠 /荆棘王冠
(jīngjí wángguān)
— crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear
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Chinese Mandarin:
荊棘冠 /荆棘冠
(jīngjíguān)
— crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear
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Chinese Mandarin:
茨冠
(cíguān)
— crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear
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Dutch:
doornenkroon
— crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear
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German:
Dornenkrone
— crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear
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Hungarian:
töviskoszorú
— crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear
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Irish:
Coróin Spíne
— crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear
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Italian:
corona di spine
— crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear
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Latin:
spinea corona
— crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear
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Old English:
þyrnen bēag
— crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear
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Polish:
korona cierniowa
— crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear
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Spanish:
corona de espinas
— crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear
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Swedish:
törnekrona
— crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear
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Tagalog:
koronang tinik
— crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear
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Vietnamese:
mão gai
— crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear
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Japanese:
花麒麟
(hanakirin)
— spiny spurge Euphorbia milii
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Afrikaans:
doringkroonseester
— starfish
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Arabic:
نجم البحر المكلل بالشوك
— starfish
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Bulgarian:
трънен венец
(trǎnen venec)
— starfish
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Chinese Mandarin:
棘冠海星
— starfish
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Chinese Mandarin:
魔鬼海星
— starfish
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Czech:
hvězdice trnová koruna
— starfish
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Dutch:
doornenkroon
— starfish
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Finnish:
piikkikruunu
— starfish
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French:
acanthaster pourpre
— starfish
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French:
couronne du Christ
— starfish
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French:
couronne d’épines
— starfish
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French:
coussin de belle-mère
— starfish
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German:
Dornenkronenseestern
— starfish
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Hebrew:
כיפת־קוצים קטלנית
— starfish
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Hungarian:
töviskoronás tengericsillag
— starfish
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Italian:
stella corona di spine
— starfish
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Japanese:
鬼海星
(onihitode)
— starfish
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Korean:
악마불가사리
(angmabulgasari)
— starfish
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Lithuanian:
dygliuotoji jūrų žvaigždė
— starfish
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Malayalam:
ക്രൗൺ ഓഫ് തോൺസ്
(krauṇ ōphŭ tōṇsŭ)
— starfish
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Persian:
ستاره دریایی تاجتیغی
— starfish
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Polish:
korona cierniowa
— starfish
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Portuguese:
coroa-de-espinhos
— starfish
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Russian:
терновый венец
(ternovyj venec)
— starfish
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Russian:
акантастер
(akantaster)
— starfish
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Serbo-Croatian:
бодљикава морска звезда
— starfish
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Slovene:
Bodičasta morska zvezda
— starfish
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Slovene:
trnasta morska zvezda
— starfish
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Spanish:
corona de espinas
— starfish
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Spanish:
acantáster púrpura
— starfish
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Swedish:
törnekrona
— starfish
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Thai:
ดาวมงกุฎหนาม
— starfish
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Ukrainian:
терновий вінок
(ternovyj vinok)
— starfish
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Ukrainian:
акантастер
(akantaster)
— starfish
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Vietnamese:
sao biển gai
— starfish
