crown of thorns en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌkɹaʊn əv ˈθɔːnz/ (UK)
Etymology
Calque of Latin spinea corona, itself a calque of Hellenistic Ancient Greek ἀκάνθινος στέφανος (akánthinos stéphanos).
Meanings
- 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.
- A spiny Mediterranean tree, Ziziphus spina-christi.
- A spiny spurge, Euphorbia milii, native to Madagascar.
- The plant Koeberlinia spinosa.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of crown-of-thorns starfish
alt of crown-of-thorns starfish
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| crowns of thorns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (20)
de Dornenkrone (crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear) · es corona de espinas (crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear) · pl korona cierniowa (crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear) · la spinea corona (crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear) · tl koronang tinik (crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear) · sv törnekrona (crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear) · ang þyrnen bēag (crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear) · ga Coróin Spíne (crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear) · cmn 荊棘王冠 /荆棘王冠 (crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear) · xag 𐕢𐕒𐕡𐕚𐔰𐕄 𐕠𐔰𐕠𐕘𐕒𐕇𐕒𐕠 (crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear) · it corona di spine (crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear) · fi kruunujujuba (Ziziphus spina-christi) · cmn 茨冠 (crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear) · cmn 荊棘冠 /荆棘冠 (crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear) · fi orjantappurakruunu (crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear) · nl doornenkroon (crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear) · vi mão gai (crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear) · fi piikkikruunu (spiny spurge Euphorbia milii) · hu töviskoszorú (crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear) · ja 花麒麟 (spiny spurge Euphorbia milii)