via dolorosa
Americannoun
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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.
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”
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
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
The concentration of all these Catholic minds upon the dying of Augustina, the busy fraternal help evoked by every stage of her via dolorosa, was indeed marvellous to see.
From Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume II by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
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