Calvary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

The hill outside Jerusalem which is traditionally held to be the location of the crucifixion of Jesus.

noun

A life-size representation of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on a piece of raised ground.
A series of representations of Christ’s Passion in a church.
A type of monumental public Christian cross, sometimes encased in an open shrine.
A strenuous experience.

noun

/ˈkæl.v(ə.)ɹi/

Calvary calvaries

From Middle English Calvarie, from Latin calvāria (“skull”).

Golgotha

nativity Stations of the Cross

Calvary cross

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