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Webster 1913 Edition
Calvary
Cal′va-ry
(kăl′vȧ-ry̆)
, Noun.
[L.
calvaria
a bare skull, fr. calva
the scalp without hair. fr. calvus
bald; cf. F. calvaire
.] 1.
The place where Christ was crucified, on a small hill outside of Jerusalem.
Luke xxiii. 33.
☞ The Latin calvaria is a translation of the Greek
κρανίον
of the Evangelists, which is an interpretation of the Hebrew Golgotha. Dr. W. Smith.
2.
A representation of the crucifixion, consisting of three crosses with the figures of Christ and the thieves, often as large as life, and sometimes surrounded by figures of other personages who were present at the crucifixion.
3.
(Her.)
A cross, set upon three steps; – more properly called
cross calvary
. Webster 1828 Edition
Calvary
CALVARY
, n.1.
A place of skulls; particularly, the place where Christ was crucified, on a small hill west of Jerusalem. In catholic countries, a kind of chapel raised on a hillock near a city, as a place of devotion, in memory of the place where our Savior suffered.2.
In heraldry, a cross so called, set upon steps, resembling the cross on which our Savior was crucified.Definition 2024
Calvary
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English
Proper noun
Calvary
- The hill outside Jerusalem which is traditionally held to be the location of the crucifixion of Jesus.
Translations
the hill outside Jerusalem
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English
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.
- Misspelling of cavalry.
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References
- OED 2nd edition 1989