Golgotha

Golgotha: "(GOL-guh-thuh)

noun:
1. A place or occasion of great suffering.
2. A burial place.

Etymology
After Golgotha, the hill near Jerusalem believed to be the site of Jesus's crucifixion. From Latin, from Greek golgotha, from Aramaic gulgulta, from Hebrew gulgolet (skull). The hill was perhaps named from the resemblance of its shape to a skull. Earliest documented use: 1597.

Usage
'The attack has turned the once peaceful serenity of a plateau state to a Golgotha.' — Chris Agbiti; How Not to Govern a Volatile State; Vanguard (Apapa, Nigeria); Apr 1, 2011. (© Wordsmith Words)"