பொருள் : Any affliction that causes great suffering.
எடுத்துக்காட்டு :
That is his cross to bear.
He bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns.
ஒத்த சொற்கள் : cross
பொருள் : Somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts.
ஒத்த சொற்கள் : christ plant, christ thorn, euphorbia milii
பொருள் : A mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers placed on Jesus before the Crucifixion.