ecce homo
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ec·ce ho·mo | \ ˌe-ke-ˈhȯ-mō 
, ˌe-chā-ˈhō-mō \
, ˌe-chā-ˈhō-mō \Definition of ecce homo
: behold the man
—from the words of Pontius Pilate when he presented Jesus, crowned with thorns, to the crowd before his crucifixion
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