CALVARY


Meaning of CALVARY in English

/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 .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .