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Pretorium   Listen
noun
Pretorium  n.  
1.
The general's tent in a Roman camp; hence, a council of war, because held in the general's tent.
2.
The official residence of a governor of a province; hence, a place; a splendid country seat.





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"Pretorium" Quotes from Famous Books



... of living crucifixion. In accordance with the brutal customs of the time, Jesus, weak and bleeding from the fearful scourging He had undergone, was given over to the half-savage soldiers for their amusement. He was no ordinary victim, so the whole band came together in the Pretorium, or great hall of the palace, to take part in the diabolical sport. They stripped Jesus of His outer raiment, and placed upon Him a purple robe.[1293] Then with a sense of fiendish realism they platted ...
— Jesus the Christ - A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy - Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern • James Edward Talmage


Words linked to "Pretorium" :   tent, collapsible shelter


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