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CALVARY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Calvary mean?
• CALVARY (noun)
The noun CALVARY has 2 senses:
1. a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified
2. any experience that causes intense suffering
Familiarity information: CALVARY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Calvary; Golgotha
Instance hypernyms:
hill (a local and well-defined elevation of the land)
Holonyms ("Calvary" is a part of...):
capital of Israel; Jerusalem (capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed); it was captured from Jordan in 1967 in the Six Day War; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any experience that causes intense suffering
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
calvary; martyrdom
Hypernyms ("calvary" is a kind of...):
affliction (a cause of great suffering and distress)
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