English dictionary
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English noun: crown of thorns | |||
| 1. | crown of thorns (state) any affliction that causes great suffering | ||
| Samples | That is his cross to bear. He bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns. | ||
| Synonyms | cross | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | affliction | ||
| 2. | crown of thorns (plant) somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts | ||
| Synonyms | Christ plant, Christ thorn, Euphorbia milii | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | spurge | ||
| Member meronym | Euphorbia, genus Euphorbia | ||
| 3. | crown of thorns (artifact) a mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers placed on Jesus before the Crucifixion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crown | ||
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