Meaning of Calvary | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A life-size representation of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on a piece of raised ground.
2. The hill outside Jerusalem which is traditionally held to be the location of the crucifixion of Jesus.
3. A series of representations of Christ’s Passion in a church.
4. A type of monumental public Christian cross, sometimes encased in an open shrine.
5. A strenuous experience.
   broadly, figuratively

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Examples

“Calvaries are typical of Galicia (Spain) and Portugal.”

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