"calvary" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: calvaries [plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin calvāria (“skull”). Doublet of calavera and calvaria. Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.|calvāria||skull}} Late Latin calvāria (“skull”), {{doublet|en|calavera|calvaria}} Doublet of calavera and calvaria Head templates: {{en-noun}} calvary (plural calvaries)
  1. A life-size representation of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on a piece of raised ground. Categories (topical): Christianity Translations (a life-size representation of the crucifixion): calvaire (French), calvario [masculine] (Italian), calvário [masculine] (Portuguese), calvar (Romanian), calvario [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-calvary-en-noun-avuZeH77 Disambiguation of Christianity: 68 12 8 10 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 34 16 3 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 45 28 16 5 6 Disambiguation of 'a life-size representation of the crucifixion': 84 9 5 3
  2. A series of representations of Christ’s Passion in a church.
    Sense id: en-calvary-en-noun-TKwoAD0f
  3. A type of monumental public Christian cross, sometimes encased in an open shrine. Translations (a type of public monument): calvaire [masculine] (French), cruceiro [masculine] (Galician), Calvaire (German), cruzeiro [masculine] (Portuguese), crucero [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-calvary-en-noun-EtDxKcAM Disambiguation of 'a type of public monument': 17 14 53 16
  4. (by extension, figuratively) A strenuous experience. Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-calvary-en-noun-jR5uvQ5m
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: nativity, Stations of the Cross
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: calvaries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} calvary (plural calvaries)
  1. Misspelling of cavalry. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: cavalry
    Sense id: en-calvary-en-noun-kDiHXHQ1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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