Definition of calvary Calvary

/kæˈlvɚi/ - [katlveree] - Cal•va•ry

We found 10 definitions of calvary from 5 different sources.

What does calvary mean?

Noun Plural: calvaries
calvary - any experience that causes intense suffering
		martyrdom
		affliction a cause of great suffering and distress
calvary - a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified
		Golgotha

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calvary (Noun)
A life-size representation of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on a piece of raised ground.
calvary (Noun)
A series of representations of Christ’s Passion in a church.
calvary (Noun)
A strenuous experience.

calvary (n.)
The place where Christ was crucified, on a small hill outside of Jerusalem.
calvary (n.)
A representation of the crucifixion, consisting of three crosses with the figures of Christ and the thieves, often as large as life, and sometimes surrounded by figures of other personages who were present at the crucifixion.
calvary (n.)
A cross, set upon three steps; -- more properly called cross calvary.

calvary
kal′va-ri, n. the name of the place where Jesus was crucified: (R.C.) a series of representations of the various scenes of Christ's crucifixion: an eminence crowned with one or three crosses bearing life-size figures of Jesus and the two thieves. [The Anglicised form of the Vulgate calvaria, which was the L. rendering of the Gr. kranion, as that again of the Aramaic gogulthō or gogolthā (Heb. gulgōleth—Græcised form golgotha), all three words meaning skull.]