Mount of Temptation

English

Alternative forms

Mount of the Temptation

Proper noun

Mount of Temptation

(Christianity mythology) The supposed location of the Temptation of Christ in the early 1st century.
Jebel Quruntul, a mountain near Jericho traditionally associated with this event since at least the 4th century.

Synonyms

(both senses, all also with 'Mount'): Quarantine, Quarentena, Quarantania

Translations

Translations

Finnish: erämaa (fi) (location of fasting only)
Greek: έρημος (el) f (érimos) (location of fasting only)
Latin: (mons) Quarantina, Quarentena, Quarantania, Quarennia, Quarantana, Quaranta

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