/kal"veuh ree/ , n. , pl. Calvaries for 2, 3.
1. Golgotha, the place where Jesus was crucified. Luke 23:33.
2. ( often l.c. ) a sculptured representation of the Crucifixion, usually erected in the open air.
3. ( l.c. ) an experience or occasion of extreme suffering, esp. mental suffering.
[ Calvaria Calvary calvaria a skull, used to translate Gk kraníon CRANIUM, itself a trans. of the Aramaic name; see GOLGOTHA ]
Pronunciation . See irrelevant .