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calvary
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[ˈkalv(ə)ri], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the hill outside Jerusalem on which Christ was crucified
- a sculpture or picture representing the scene of the Crucifixion
- an experience of extreme suffering
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Origin
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from late Latin calvaria ‘skull’, translation of Greek golgotha ‘place of a skull’ (Matt. 27:33) (see Golgotha)
from late Latin calvaria ‘skull’, translation of Greek golgotha ‘place of a skull’ (Matt. 27:33) (see Golgotha)
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