via dolorosa
noun
Christ's route to Golgotha.
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Via Dolorosa
Via Dolorosanounthe route followed by Christ from the place of his condemnation to Calvary for his crucifixion
via dolorosa
American
[dol-uh-roh-suh, doh-luh-]
/ ˌdɒl əˈroʊ sə, ˌdoʊ lə- /
noun
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(initial capital letters) Christ's route to Golgotha.
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a trying, painful, or sorrowful course or series of experiences.
Via Dolorosa
British
/ ˈviːə ˌdɒləˈrəʊsə /
noun
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the route followed by Christ from the place of his condemnation to Calvary for his crucifixion
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an arduous or distressing course or experience
Etymology
Origin of via dolorosa
From Latin via dolōrōsa literally, “sorrowful road”
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Holy Week, which culminates with the celebration of Easter Sunday, recalls Jesus Christ’s rejection and journey down the via dolorosa, the sorrowful road, on the way to crucifixion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2017
Israeli political consultant Ron Werber calls Peres' indomitable path in politics "a via dolorosa" that has led through triumph to final humiliation and grave disappointment.
From Time Magazine Archive
He knows that the temptations on the brothers' via dolorosa will be as familiar to a late-show viewer as those that befell Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel.
From Time Magazine Archive
Poor little Madge was to be victimized, but the via dolorosa which she would tread unendingly should at least be strewn with flowers, and the victim herself should be beautifully garlanded.
From Despair's Last Journey by Murray, David Christie
Their via dolorosa is marked by long rows of crosses on either side, emblems of suffering, death, and sacrifice.
From Raemaekers' Cartoons With Accompanying Notes by Well-known English Writers by Raemaekers, Louis
The incident occurred in the Church of the Flagellation, which is located on the Via Dolorosa, the route believed to have been walked by Jesus to his crucifixion.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2023
At his school just off the Via Dolorosa, where he learned cooking, gardening and “life skills,” he had begun communicating his feelings — a breakthrough, his teachers said.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2020
They will then walk the Via Dolorosa, the ancient route where he is believed to have carried the cross before his execution at the hands of the Romans.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 10, 2020
Each chamber represents a key event that occurred on the Via Dolorosa, the path Jesus took to his crucifixion.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2017
They walked along the crowded Via Dolorosa, where Jesus carried the cross and stopped at every station, so Mrs. Abboud could read aloud from her guidebook.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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