calvary

Definitions


[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


Phrases:

Origin:
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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