Calvary refers to a place or occasion of severe trial, anguish, or suffering. It can also refer to a sculptured depiction of the crucifixion and is derived from the Latin "calvaria" (skull).
Calvary bezeichnet einen Ort oder eine Gelegenheit schwerer Prüfungen, Qualen oder Leiden. Es kann sich auch auf eine Skulpturenbeschreibung der Kreuzigung beziehen und ist vom lateinischen "calvaria" (Schädel) abgeleitet.
| Front | calvary \KAL-vuh-ree\ |
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| Back | noun 1. A place or occasion of severe trial, anguish, or suffering. 2. A sculptured depiction of the crucifixion. [From Latin calvaria (skull), translation of Greek golgotha where Jesus Christ's crucifixion took place according to the New Testament. Earliest documented use: around 1000.] "'Simply put, when someone is in a terminal phase, that means they are clinically condemned, that there is no solution and what they are facing is a calvary before dying,' Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba added." - Spain to Pass Law to Allow Death 'With Dignity'; Agence France-Presse (Paris); Nov 19, 2010. |
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