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Meanings of christ thorn in English

Portuguese
coroa de cristo
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Somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts.

coroa de cristo
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Examples for "crown of thorns"
Examples for "crown of thorns"
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His abasement was His glorification; His crown of thorns, a heavenly diadem.
The Promulgation of Universal Peace
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But the regal diadem proved to him but a crown of thorns.
The Empire of Russia: From the Remotest Periods to the Present T...
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They platted a crown of thorns and put it on His head.
The Gospel of Matthew for Readers
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Aslant the face, with gratuitous blasphemy, the crown of thorns was tilted.
The Glory of the Trenches
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The crown of thorns hissed and crackled as the flame reached it.
The outsiders
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Pride is a little fox that kills the vine of brotherliness which Christ planted in our hearts.
Fifty-Two Story Talks to Boys and Girls
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It is one of the most destructive little foxes there is, for it kills the best vine of all that Christ planted: that is, love.
Fifty-Two Story Talks to Boys and Girls
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