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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ECCE HOMO

Latin: behold the man, the words of Pontius Pilate to his accusers (John 19:5).
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PRONUNCIATION OF ECCE HOMO

Ecce Homo  [ˈɛkeɪ ˈhəʊməʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ECCE HOMO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ecce Homo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ECCE HOMO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ecce Homo

Ecce homo

Ecce homo are the Latin words used by Pontius Pilate in the Vulgate translation of John 19:5, when he presents a scourged Jesus Christ, bound and crowned with thorns, to a hostile crowd shortly before his Crucifixion. The original Greek is Ίδε ο άνθρωπος. The King James Version translates the phrase into English as "Behold the man!" The scene is widely depicted in Christian art.

Definition of Ecce Homo in the English dictionary

The definition of Ecce Homo in the dictionary is a picture or sculpture of Christ crowned with thorns.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ECCE HOMO


camo
ˈkæməʊ
chromo
ˈkrəʊməʊ
Como
ˈkəʊməʊ
demo
ˈdɛməʊ
duomo
ˈdwəʊməʊ
emo
ˈiːməʊ
homo
ˈhəʊməʊ
Imo
ˈiːməʊ
lucumo
ˈluːkjʊməʊ
major-domo
ˌmeɪdʒəˈdəʊməʊ
memo
ˈmɛməʊ
mo
məʊ
mot
məʊ
Nkomo
əŋˈkəʊməʊ
Palermo
pəˈlɛəməʊ
pomo
ˈpəʊməʊ
primo
ˈpriːməʊ
promo
ˈprəʊməʊ
ultimo
ˈʌltɪˌməʊ
zhomo
ˈzəʊməʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ECCE HOMO

Ecbatana
ecblastesis
ecbole
ecbolic
eccaleobion
ecce
eccentric
eccentric anomaly
eccentrical
eccentrically
eccentricities
eccentricity
ecchymosed
ecchymoses
ecchymosis
ecchymotic
eccl.
Eccles
Eccles cake
Eccles.

WORDS THAT END LIKE ECCE HOMO

Alamo
bayamo
Bergamo
chemo
dynamo
Eskimo
Geronimo
gizmo
gran turismo
limo
Minamoto Yoritomo
Profumo
proximo
San Remo
screamo
slow-mo
sumo
supremo
thirty-twomo
tomo

Synonyms and antonyms of Ecce Homo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Ecce Homo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ECCE HOMO

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The translations of Ecce Homo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Ecce Homo» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

幼儿保育和教育智人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Ecce Homo
570 millions of speakers

English

Ecce Homo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ईसीसीई होमो
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

إيك هومو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ecce Homo
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Ecce Homo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইকস হোমো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Ecce Homo
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ecce Homo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ecce Homo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

のEcceホモ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에체 호모
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ecce Homo
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Ecce Homo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Ecce ஹோமோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Ecce Homo
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ecce Homo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Ecce Homo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ecce Homo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ecce Homo
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ecce Homo
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Ecce Homo
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Ecce Homo
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Ecce Homo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Ecce Homo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Ecce Homo

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ECCE HOMO»

The term «Ecce Homo» is regularly used and occupies the 70.170 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ECCE HOMO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Ecce Homo

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ECCE HOMO»

Discover the use of Ecce Homo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Ecce Homo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ecce Homo
100 drawings, 16 in full color, depict Germany between wars in cabaret visions, images of hedonism.
George Grosz, 1923
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Ecce Homo
Published posthumously in 1908, Ecce Homo was written in 1888 and completed just a few weeks before Nietzsche's complete mental collapse.
Friedrich Nietzsche, 2012
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Ecce Homo
For the title of his autobiography, Friedrich Nietzsche chose Pilate's words upon discharging Christ to the mob: Ecce Homo, or "Behold the man".
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, 2004
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Ecce Homo: The Male-Body-in-Pain as Redemptive Figure
Through stimulating readings of works by Georges Bataille, Kaja Silverman, and more, Brintnall delineates the redemptive power of representations of male suffering and violence.
Kent Brintnall, 2011
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Ecce Homo (The Autobiography of Friedrich Nietzsche): The ...
In this revealing little work we gain great insight into what Nietzsche was as he saw himself and a final reiteration of his core philosophy, a rejection of the Christian ideal that asserts suffering as a noble necessity of life and of ...
Friedrich Nietzsche, 2009
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Nietzsche: The Anti-Christ, Ecce Homo, Twilight of the ...
This volume offers new translations of five of Nietzsche's late works.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Aaron Ridley, Judith Norman, 2005
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Ecce Homo!: A Lexicon of Man
This fascinating lexicon presents a compilation of approximately a thousand labels with which man has referred to himself in literary history. This is an indispensible reference tool for anyone interested in the accomplishments of Homo.
Luigi Romeo, 1979
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A Commentary on Nietzsche's Ecce Homo
In this commentary on chapter one, "Why I am So Wise," of Nietzsche's Ecce Homo, the author dispels the long-standing impression that Ecce Homo is an irrational book in which the madness that claimed Nietzsche only months after he began ...
Thomas Steinbuch, 1994
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Ecce Homo: How To Become What You Are
Written in 1888, a few weeks before his descent into madness, the book sub-titled 'How To Become What You Are' passes under review all Nietzsche's previous works so that we, his 'posthumous' readers, can finally understand him aright, on ...
Friedrich Nietzsche, 2007
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Twilight of the Idols with the Antichrist and Ecce Homo
The three works in this collection, all dating from Nietzsche’s last lucid months, show him at his moststimulating and controversial: the portentous utterances of the prophet (together with the ill-defined figure of the Übermensch) are ...
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ECCE HOMO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Ecce Homo is used in the context of the following news items.
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2015 Toronto Fringe Festival Preview
... which features Kimberly Persona (a performer we're more familiar with from the adult shows produced by Ecce Homo); and Hansel & Gretel ... «Torontoist, Jul 15»
2
Upcoming Exhibition And Performance Experience
Chris' works in 'Ecce Homo: Behold Man!' are a commentary on the social construct on religion and sexuality. How one's morals derived from ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jun 15»
3
Liverpool's Unity Theatre reveals autumn season
... The Butch Monologues (November 6); Ecce Homo – cabaret with Naughty Nickers (November 5-7), and a chance to join The Paying Guests ... «Liverpool Echo, Jun 15»
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A wealth of art and architecture
We all recall the image of the Ecce Homo ruined by a Spanish 'restorer'. Unfortunately, such occurrences are not uncommon. This situation is ... «Times of Malta, Jun 15»
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Hungary may "protect" Munkácsy painting by banning owner from …
The other two pieces, 'Christ before Pilate' and 'Ecce Homo' are already in state ownership. The former was acquired by Hungary from ... «portfolio.hu, Jun 15»
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“I want to be the Irish Nietzsche”: what the Übermensch meant to …
he had written in Ecce Homo, “some are born posthumously.” But a pantomime version of Mussolini in Shaw's theatrical extravaganza was far ... «New Statesman, Jun 15»
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To Be a Saint is to be Truly Revolutionary
... religious goals—typified by his most famous painting, Ecce Homo, in 1881, and his work in the food banks and homeless shelters of Krakow. «Aleteia EN, Jun 15»
8
The Brief History of the Week
The state has owned “Ecce Homo!” for years and it recently acquired “Christ Before Pilate” from Canada's Art Gallery of Hamilton for USD 5.7 ... «Budapest Times, Jun 15»
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Golgotha Saga: Hungary Seeks To Place Painting Under Protection …
The state has owned “Ecce Homo!” for years and it recently acquired “Christ Before Pilate”, another of the three, from Canada's Art Gallery of ... «Hungary Today, Jun 15»
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Ecce Homo pilgrimage begins
The annual Lent season pilgrimage of the Ecce Homo shrine attached to the Thuyyam St. Sebastian's parish church in the city began on ... «The Hindu, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Ecce Homo [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ecce-homo>. Apr 2024 ».
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