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Calvario — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • anguish noun Severe mental or physical suffering, often caused by grief, loss, or distress.
  • Calvary noun The hill just outside Jerusalem where, according to Christian tradition, Jesus was crucified.
  • ordeal noun A very difficult, painful, or exhausting experience.

Senses

Calvario is used for these senses in English:

  • Calvary The hill outside Jerusalem which is traditionally held to be the location of the crucifixion of Jesus.
  • anguish Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
  • calvary A life-size representation of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on a piece of raised ground.

anguish — full definition

  1. noun Severe mental or physical suffering, often caused by grief, loss, or distress.
  2. verb To suffer or cause severe mental distress.

Calvary — full definition

  1. noun The hill just outside Jerusalem where, according to Christian tradition, Jesus was crucified.
  2. noun A period of intense suffering or hardship.

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