First Known Use: circa 1534
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Gethsemane
noun Geth·sem·a·ne \geth-ˈse-mə-nē\
Definition of GETHSEMANE
1
: the garden outside Jerusalem mentioned in Mark 14 as the scene of the agony and arrest of Jesus
2
: a place or occasion of great mental or spiritual suffering
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Origin of GETHSEMANE
Greek Gethsēmanē
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