Definition of crown of thorns Crown of thorns
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What does crown of thorns mean?
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| crown of thorns - somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts | ||
| Christ thorn, Christ plant, Euphorbia milii | ||
| spurge any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice | ||
| crown of thorns - a mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers placed on Jesus before the Crucifixion | ||
| crown of thorns - any affliction that causes great suffering; "that is his cross to bear"; "he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns" | ||
| cross | ||
| affliction a cause of great suffering and distress | ||
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