calvary
/'kælvəri/
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Definition
Proper noun:
- A hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified: The specific historical and religious site, also known as Golgotha, central to Christian belief.
- A representation of the crucifixion of Jesus: A sculpted or carved image depicting the scene of the crucifixion, often found in churches or as a wayside shrine.
Noun (lowercase 'c'):
- An experience of intense mental or spiritual suffering: Any ordeal or period of great distress, likened to the suffering of Christ.
Examples of Usage
Proper noun:
- Pilgrims traveled to Jerusalem to visit the site of Calvary.
- A small stone calvary stood at the crossroads in the village.
Noun (lowercase 'c'):
- The months of caring for her sick father were her personal calvary.
- Enduring that public humiliation was a real calvary for him.
Advanced Usage
- "to endure one's calvary": to suffer through a prolonged and painful ordeal.
- She endured her calvary with quiet dignity and faith.
Variants and Related Words
- Calvarial (adj): Pertaining to the skull (from the Latin , meaning "skull," which is the root of "Calvary").
- Golgotha (n): The Aramaic name for the site of the crucifixion, meaning "place of the skull."
Synonyms
- Agony: extreme physical or mental suffering.
- Crucible: a situation of severe trial or test.
- Martyrdom: suffering or death endured for a belief.
- Ordeal: a painful or horrific experience.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "a road to Calvary": a path or period marked by great suffering and sacrifice.
- His fight for justice became a long and lonely road to Calvary.
- "to bear one's cross": to endure one's troubles or burdens (a closely related Christian idiom referencing the same event).
- Everyone has their own cross to bear.
Noun
- any experience that causes intense suffering
- a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified