Golgotha

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The totality speaks of anguish and alarm, conjuring Golgotha.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2020

In summoning an image of Golgotha, the Jerusalem hillside where Christ was crucified, and in decrying the prospect of war with Mexico, Sumner offered a vivid celebration of the concept of justice.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2020

The field of Golgotha and dead men’s skulls.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2018

By the end of the 4th century, pilgrims were traveling to Jerusalem, where they could visit Golgotha and venerate a relic of the “true cross,” supposedly discovered by the Roman Empress Helena.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2017

Outside were Golgotha sounds of strong men digging holes for upright timbers in hard, hard ground.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut