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crown_of_thorns
has definitions from the fields of Christianity,botany
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[ noun ] (botany) somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts
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[ noun ] any affliction that causes great suffering
Synonyms Examples "that is his cross to bear" "he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (Christianity) a mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers placed on Jesus before the Crucifixion
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