"calvary" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: calvaries [plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin calvāria (“skull”). Doublet of calavera and calvaria. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la-lat|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. 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Christianity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 40 5 6 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 46 6 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 42 4 5 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 43 4 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 45 39 7 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 43 38 10 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 40 42 9 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 41 46 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 49 37 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 40 40 10 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 42 46 5 7 Disambiguation of Christianity: 62 26 8 2 2 Disambiguation of 'a life-size representation of the crucifixion': 81 16 2 1
  2. A series of representations of Christ’s Passion in a church.
    Sense id: en-calvary-en-noun-TKwoAD0f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 40 5 6 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 46 6 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 42 4 5 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 43 4 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 45 39 7 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 43 38 10 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 40 42 9 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 41 46 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 40 40 10 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 42 46 5 7
  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 Categories (other): Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 40 40 10 10 Disambiguation of 'a type of public monument': 26 5 54 15
  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

Head templates: {{head|en|misspelling}} calvary
  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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