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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Late Latin calvāria (“skull”). Doublet of calavera and calvaria.
Noun[edit]
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.
- A type of monumental public Christian cross, sometimes encased in an open shrine.
- Calvaries are typical of Galicia (Spain) and Portugal.
- (by extension, figuratively) A strenuous experience.
Translations[edit]
a life-size representation of the crucifixion
a type of public monument
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- OED 2nd edition 1989
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
calvary (plural calvaries)
- Misspelling of cavalry.