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Calvary

Pronunciation: /ˈkalv(ə)ri/

Definition of Calvary
  • the hill outside Jerusalem on which Christ was crucified.
  • (as noun a calvary) a sculpture or picture representing the scene of the Crucifixion.

Origin:

from late Latin calvaria 'skull', translation of Greek golgotha 'place of a skull' (Matt. 27:33) (see Golgotha)

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Definition of Calvary in the US English dictionary