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Gethsemane meaning

A biblical location in ancient Jerusalem, a garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives where, according to the four Gospels of the New Testament, Jesus underwent the Agony in the Garden and was arrested the night before his crucifixion.

Using Gethsemane

  • The main meaning on this page is: A biblical location in ancient Jerusalem, a garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives where, according to the four Gospels of the New Testament, Jesus underwent the Agony in the Garden and was arrested the night before his crucifixion.
  • In the example corpus, gethsemane often appears in combinations such as: of gethsemane, in gethsemane, at gethsemane.

Context around Gethsemane

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

marie 1× parish 1× moment 1× chinese 1× catholic 1×

Sentence patterns with Gethsemane

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as in gethsemane with clubs 1× captured in gethsemane to be 1× eucharist in gethsemane and the 1× follow at gethsemane catholic cemetery 1× garden at gethsemane chinese 1× garden of gethsemane 1× garden of gethsemane moment 1× garden of gethsemane to his 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

burial to follow 1× but instead they 1× essentially dr king 1× he washed the 1× is the man 1× magdalene on gethsemane 1×

Common sentence endings:

and kill him 1× at gethsemane chinese 1× casuntingan mandaue city 1× crucifixion on golgotha 1× garden of gethsemane 1× gethsemane catholic cemetery 1×

Words around Gethsemane

Just before it in the word index:

gethins 7 gething 46 gethin 21 gether 5 gethen 2 geth 5

Just after it in the word index:

gethsemani 2 getica 4 geting 6 getinge 2 getir 2 getman 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Gethsemane

  • In this selection, "gethsemane" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, marie, parish and moment stand out and add context to how "gethsemane" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as in gethsemane with clubs and captured in gethsemane to be. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gethsemane" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gethsemane

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Burial to follow at Gethsemane Catholic Cemetery. (7 words)

Is the man kneeling in prayer in the Garden at Gethsemane Chinese? (12 words)

Essentially, Dr. King went through what I refer to as a “Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane” moment. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Souza and soprano Sophia Burgos, who first appeared high in the choir stalls, had some of the most moving music – The Eucharist, In Gethsemane and the Aria of Peter’s Tears – in partnership with the chorus. (36 words)

The Holy Church opens before the eyes of believers a full picture of the redeeming suffering of the Lord beginning with the bloody sweat in the Garden of Gethsemane up to the crucifixion on Golgotha. (35 words)

But, instead, they seize him (as in Gethsemane, with clubs and torches), take him out of the vineyard (Calvary was outside of Jerusalem, at the city gates), and kill him. (30 words)

Question examples

Is the man kneeling in prayer in the Garden at Gethsemane Chinese? (12 words)

Example sentences (10)

Magdalene on Gethsemane, Marie Howe narrates an imagined interaction between Mary Magdalene and Jesus of Nazareth in the Garden of Gethsemane.

But, instead, they seize him (as in Gethsemane, with clubs and torches), take him out of the vineyard (Calvary was outside of Jerusalem, at the city gates), and kill him.

Souza and soprano Sophia Burgos, who first appeared high in the choir stalls, had some of the most moving music – The Eucharist, In Gethsemane and the Aria of Peter’s Tears – in partnership with the chorus.

The Gethsemane Parish, also known as Catholic Church of Christ of the Agony, is located in Barangay Casuntingan, Mandaue City.

Essentially, Dr. King went through what I refer to as a “Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane” moment.

Is the man kneeling in prayer in the Garden at Gethsemane Chinese?

Burial to follow at Gethsemane Catholic Cemetery.

He washed the disciples' feet, He permitted himself to be captured in Gethsemane, to be beaten, reviled, and nailed to a Cross.

The film follows the story of Christ’s death, from the agony in the garden of Gethsemane to his burial in the tomb.

The Holy Church opens before the eyes of believers a full picture of the redeeming suffering of the Lord beginning with the bloody sweat in the Garden of Gethsemane up to the crucifixion on Golgotha.

Common combinations with gethsemane

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • of gethsemane 4×
  • in gethsemane 3×
  • at gethsemane 2×
  • gethsemane to 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gethsemane" in a sentence?
An example: "Magdalene on Gethsemane, Marie Howe narrates an imagined interaction between Mary Magdalene and Jesus of Nazareth in the Garden of Gethsemane." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "gethsemane" from authentic English texts.
What does "gethsemane" mean?
Gethsemane means: A biblical location in ancient Jerusalem, a garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives where, according to the four Gospels of the New Testament, Jesus underwent the Agony in the Garden and was arrested the night before his crucifixion.
How many example sentences with "gethsemane" are there?
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