Stations

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Definition

Noun 1. (Plural of 'station'): The plural form of "station," meaning multiple places where a particular activity or service is based or stops occur. This is the most common usage. 2. (Christianity, often capitalized): A series of fourteen images or sculptures, typically placed around a church, representing events from Jesus Christ's condemnation to his burial. The devotional practice of stopping to pray at each of these images is also called the Stations.

Usage Examples
  • Noun (Plural of 'station'):
    • The city's main railway and bus stations are next to each other.
    • Police stations and fire stations are essential public services.
    • I can pick up many different radio stations on this old receiver.
  • Noun (Christian devotion):
    • During Lent, many parishes walk the Stations of the Cross.
    • The beautiful wooden Stations in the cathedral were carved in the 18th century.
Advanced Usage
  • "The Stations of the Cross": This is the full and proper name for the series of images and the accompanying devotional practice. It is often capitalized.
    • The pilgrims prayed the Stations of the Cross along the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem.
Variants and Related Words
  • Station (n): The singular form. A place where a specific activity or service occurs (e.g., ).
  • Station (v): To assign someone to a particular place for duty.
    • Soldiers were stationed at the border.
Synonyms
  • For plural 'stations' (as stops/bases): Depots, terminals, outposts, bases, locations.
  • For 'Stations' (devotion): The Way of the Cross, Via Crucis, Via Dolorosa.
Notes on Different Meanings

The word 'stations' has two distinct primary meanings: 1. The everyday meaning refers to multiple physical or operational locations (transport, communication, service). 2. The specific religious meaning refers to the series of images depicting Christ's Passion and the prayers associated with them. Context (e.g., discussing religion vs. transportation) makes the intended meaning clear.

Noun
  1. (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary

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