Gethsemane

Geth·sem·a·ne

noun \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

Origin of GETHSEMANE

Greek Gethsēmanē

First Known Use: circa 1534

Rhymes with GETHSEMANE

anemone, bigeminy, hegemony