Calvário — meaning in English

English meaning

• 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

Calvário 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.
• calvary A life-size representation of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on a piece of raised ground.

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.

ordeal — full definition

1. noun A very difficult, painful, or exhausting experience.
2. noun Historically, a trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous physical test, the outcome believed to reveal guilt or innocence by divine judgment.

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