Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Behold, the man: a phrase commonly used to denote Christ crowned with thorns, considered as a subject for a work of painting or sculpture, from the words with which he was presented by Pilate to the Jews (John xix. 5).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- (Paint.) A picture which represents the Savior as given up to the people by Pilate, and wearing a crown of thorns.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a representation (a picture or sculpture) of Jesus wearing a crown of thorns
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Examples
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In the gallery, he came upon a painting by Domenico Feti called Ecce Homo, which depicted Christ wearing the crown of thorns.
The Words That Inspired The Dreams Caron Loveless 2000
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In the gallery, he came upon a painting by Domenico Feti called Ecce Homo, which depicted Christ wearing the crown of thorns.
The Words That Inspired The Dreams Caron Loveless 2000
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In the gallery, he came upon a painting by Domenico Feti called Ecce Homo, which depicted Christ wearing the crown of thorns.
The Words That Inspired The Dreams Caron Loveless 2000
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Over the mantle she had hung the finest picture in the house, -- an "Ecce Homo," and an exquisite engraving.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 Various
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It's hard to believe that it is almost 10 years since 'Ecce Homo' came out now.
The Line Of Best Fit Ro Cemm 2010
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It's hard to believe that it is almost 10 years since 'Ecce Homo' came out now.
The Line Of Best Fit Ro Cemm 2010
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It's hard to believe that it is almost 10 years since 'Ecce Homo' came out now.
The Line Of Best Fit Ro Cemm 2010
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It's hard to believe that it is almost 10 years since 'Ecce Homo' came out now.
The Line Of Best Fit Ro Cemm 2010
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One must keep repeating the historical verity that the ideas of In Memoriam could not have been “made familiar by” authors who had not yet published anything, or by books yet undreamed of and unborn, such as Ecce Homo and Jowett’s work on some of St Paul’s Epistles.
Alfred Tennyson 1842
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As directed by Molly Noble, Ecce Homo had a tender sense of futility that deftly contrasted Gus's perfectionism with Fanny's practicality.
George Heymont: Specialty Acts -- From Vaudeville to Blue Man Group George Heymont 2011
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