calvary
See also: Calvary
English
Etymology 1
From Late Latin calvāria (“skull”).
Noun
calvary (plural calvaries)
- 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.
- (by extension, figuratively) A strenuous experience.
See also
References
- OED 2nd edition 1989
Etymology 2
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