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Calvary
[ kal-vuh-ree ]
noun
plural Calvaries
- Bible. Golgotha, the place where Jesus was crucified.
- Often calvary. a sculptured representation of the Crucifixion, usually erected in the open air.
- none calvary, an experience or occasion of extreme suffering, especially mental suffering.
Calvary
1/ ˈkælvərɪ /
noun
- the place just outside the walls of Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified Also calledGolgotha
calvary
2/ ˈkælvərɪ /
noun
- often capital a representation of Christ's crucifixion, usually sculptured and in the open air
- any experience involving great suffering
Calvary
- The hill near Jerusalem (see also Jerusalem ) on which Jesus was crucified. The name is Latin for “Place of the Skull”; it is also called Golgotha. ( See Crucifixion .)
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Pronunciation Note
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Calvary1
from Late Latin Calvāria, translation of Greek kranion skull, translation of Aramaic gulgulta Golgotha
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Example Sentences
To their right, the Calvary Christian School burned.
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The roof of Calvary Church of Pacific Palisades, a neighborhood landmark, was burning.
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At Calvary Christian School, a teacher told The Times they were surprised by the speed of the Palisades fire.
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Residents said when officials first issued evacuation orders, the fire quickly jumped from five miles up Palisades Drive to just half a mile, near Calvary Christian School.
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Her essay takes us to Calvary Cemetery in East L.A., to La Placita in the 1880s and to the San Gabriel Mission for the first Catholic baptism of an Indigenous person.
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