thorn-crownn.
A crown or fillet of thorns: chiefly in reference to that placed in mockery on the head of Christ (Matthew xxvii. 29, etc.).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > [noun] > symbol of derision
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?c1400 Warres of Jewes (Laud 22) in Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry (1840) II. 106 A strange thorn crown was thraste on his hed.
1859 Ld. Lytton Wanderer (ed. 2) 420 The thorn-crown hath blossom'd on my brow.
1902 Lindsey Star 12 July 2/2 He wore the thorn-crown on His brow.
Derivatives
ˈthorn-crowned adj. crowned with thorns, wearing a crown of thorns.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > the Trinity > the Son or Christ > [adjective] > according to other attributes
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1609 J. Davies Holy Roode sig. G1 We learne..by his Thorne-crowned head, How to adorne vs.
1792 R. Cumberland Calvary (1803) II. 101 His thorn-crown'd head upon his breast reclin'd.
1903 Month Aug. 127 The thorn-crowned figure of the Redeemer.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
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