

Feb 5, 2015 This week’s theme

Words from the Bible



This week’s words

nimrod

via dolorosa

scapegoat

gethsemane

samaritan



Agony in the Garden Art: Andrea Mantegna, circa 1460 Words from the Bible A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg



Gethsemane PRONUNCIATION: (geth-SEM-uh-nee)

MEANING: noun: An instance or a place of suffering.

ETYMOLOGY: In the New Testament, Gethsemane was a garden near the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, and the scene of Jesus’s agony and betrayal. Via Latin and Greek from Aramaic gat samne (oil press). Earliest documented use: 1901.

USAGE: “She shared their troubles, and her courage and devotion provided a shield for them in the dark hours of their Gethsemane.”

Maude D. Petre; Alfred Loisy; Cambridge University Press; 2014.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions. -Adlai Stevenson, governor, ambassador (5 Feb 1900-1965)





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