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  Calvary

  noun

  Golgotha, the place where Jesus was crucified.
• calvary
  calvary

  noun

  (often capital) a representation of Christ's crucifixion, usually sculptured and in the open air

Calvary

American  

[kal-vuh-ree] / ˈkæl və ri /

noun

Calvaries plural

1. Bible. Golgotha, the place where Jesus was crucified.

2. Often calvary a sculptured representation of the Crucifixion, usually erected in the open air.

3. none calvary an experience or occasion of extreme suffering, especially mental suffering.

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Calvary ¹ British  

/ ˈkælvərɪ /

noun

1. Also called: Golgotha.  the place just outside the walls of Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified

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calvary ² British  

/ ˈkælvərɪ /

noun

1. (often capital) a representation of Christ's crucifixion, usually sculptured and in the open air

2. any experience involving great suffering

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Calvary Cultural  

1. The hill near Jerusalem (see also Jerusalem) on which Jesus was crucified. The name is Latin for “Place of the Skull”; it is also called Golgotha. (See Crucifixion.)

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Pronunciation

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Calvaries
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Calvary

First recorded before 1000; from Late Latin Calvāria “Calvary,” from Latin calvāria “a skull,” used to translate Greek kraníon cranium, itself a translation of the Aramaic name; see Golgotha

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