crown of thorns

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Noun	1.	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 state of great suffering and distress due to adversity
	2.	crown of thorns - somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts Christ plant, Christ thorn, Euphorbia milii Euphorbia, genus Euphorbia - type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice spurge - any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice
	3.	crown of thorns - a mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers placed on Jesus before the Crucifixion crown - a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory

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adversity affliction Christ plant Christ thorn Christ's thorn Christ's-thorn cross crown crown-of-thorns ecce homo euphorbia Euphorbia milii genus Euphorbia invertebrate representation shrub spurge			He stepped back from the window and looked at an icon of the Saviour in His crown of thorns. Father Sergius by Tolstoy, Leo View in context latest called of nations,--called to the crown of thorns, the scourge, the bloody sweat, the cross of agony,--this is to be thy victory; by this shalt thou reign with Christ when his kingdom shall come on earth. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context From a radiant centre, over the whole length and breadth of the tranquil firmament, great shoots of light streamed among the early stars, like signs of the blessed later covenant of peace and hope that changed the crown of thorns into a glory. Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles View in context			crown beard crown canopy crown cap crown colony crown court crown daisy Crown Derby crown ether crown fire crown gall crown glass crown graft Crown grafting crown green crown green bowling crown imperial crown jewel crown jewels crown land Crown law Crown lawyer crown lens crown monkey Crown octavo Crown of aberration crown of thorns Crown Office Crown paper Crown piece Crown Point crown prince crown princess Crown Prosecution Service Crown prosecutor crown roast crown rot crown saw Crown scab Crown sheet Crown shell Crown side crown vetch crown wart crown wheel Crown work Crown's evidence crown-beard Crown-imperial crown-jewel option crown-of-the-field crown-of-thorns			Crown Law Crown Law Office-Civil Crown lawyer Crown lengthening Crown lengthening Crown lengthening Crown lengthening Crown lengthening crown lens Crown Life Insurance Company Crown Liquor Saloon Crown Mineral Disposition Review Committee Crown molding crown monkey Crown Mounted Compensator crown octavo crown octavo crown octavo crown octavo crown octavo crown of Crown of aberration Crown of Ages crown of anchor endosteal implant crown of anchor endosteal implant crown of anchor endosteal implant crown of anchor endosteal implant Crown of Might Crown of the Continent Ecosystem Education Consortium Crown of the Valley Brewing Society crown of thorns Crown of Thorns (disambiguation) Crown of Thorns (disambiguation) Crown of Thorns (disambiguation) Crown of thorns sea star Crown of thorns starfish Crown of Thorns Starfish Advisory Committee Crown Office Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service Crown Offices Crown paper crown piece crown piece crown piece crown piece crown piece crown pieces crown pieces crown pieces crown pieces crown pieces Crown Pigeons crown plate crown platform Crown Plaza Crown Point Crown Point Crown Point Crown Point (Oregon) Crown Point Community School Corporation

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