Contextualizebeta

Calvary

name
/ˈkæl.v(ə.)ɹi/

Etymology

From Late Latin calvāria (“skull”). Doublet of calavera and calvaria.

  1. derived from calvāria — “skull”
  2. inherited from Calvarie

Definitions

  1. The hill outside Jerusalem which is traditionally held to be the location of the…

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

  2. A life-size representation of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on a piece of raised ground.

  3. A series of representations of Christ’s Passion in a church.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A type of monumental public Christian cross, sometimes encased in an open shrine.

      • Calvaries are typical of Galicia (Spain) and Portugal.

    2. A strenuous experience.

    3. Misspelling of cavalry.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Calvary. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA