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crown of thorns
noun
- a succulent flowering plant, Euphorbia milii, of the spurge family, with densely spiny stems that climb and scramble over other vegetation: native to Madagascar, the species and its numerous varieties are widely cultivated for gardens and as houseplants.
- a painful burden, as of suffering, guilt, anxiety, etc.: from the wreath of thorns placed on Jesus' head in the Bible.
crown-of-thorns
noun
- a starfish, Acanthaster planci, that has a spiny test and feeds on living coral in coral reefs
- Also calledChrist's thorn a thorny euphorbiaceous Madagascan shrub, Euphorbia milii var. splendens, cultivated as a hedging shrub or pot plant, having flowers with scarlet bracts
crown of thorns
- A mock crown, made from thorn branches, that Roman soldiers put on the head of Jesus before the Crucifixion . The soldiers also 鈥渂owed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, 鈥楬ail, King of the Jews (see also Jews )!鈥欌赌
Notes
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of crown of thorns1
Example Sentences
Like that David Fincher movie, 鈥淕rotesquerie鈥 wraps its ills in a grimy, nocturnal film, and tops them with a crown of thorns.
鈥淚t was like a crown of thorns, very uncomfortable,鈥 Grant said during a media event for the film last week, according to Metro.
"We found juvenile crown of thorns starfish can tolerate almost three times the heat intensity that causes coral bleaching, using a model that measures temperature over time," Professor Byrne said.
Sprawling plumerias, a prickly pear cactus and a gorgeous crown of thorns stood next to a wrought iron fence.
鈥淲e are highly misunderstood because of stories of people wearing crowns of thorns and flogging themselves,鈥 Martinez said.
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