Calvary
    n 1: a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified [syn:
         Calvary, Golgotha]
    2: any experience that causes intense suffering [syn: calvary,
       martyrdom]

Calvary \Cal"va*ry\ (k[a^]l"v[.a]*r[y^]), n. [L. calvaria a bare
   skull, fr. calva the scalp without hair. fr. calvus bald; cf.
   F. calvaire.]
   1. The place where Christ was crucified, on a small hill
      outside of Jerusalem. --Luke xxiii. 33.
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   Note: The Latin calvaria is a translation of the Greek
         krani`on of the Evangelists, which is an interpretation
         of the Hebrew Golgotha. --Dr. W. Smith.
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   2. 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.
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   3. (Her.) A cross, set upon three steps; -- more properly
      called cross calvary.
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Calvary
   only in Luke 23:33, the Latin name Calvaria, which was used as a
   translation of the Greek word _Kranion_, by which the Hebrew
   word _Gulgoleth_ was interpreted, "the place of a skull." It
   probably took this name from its shape, being a hillock or low,
   rounded, bare elevation somewhat in the form of a human skull.
   It is nowhere in Scripture called a "hill." The crucifixion of
   our Lord took place outside the city walls (Heb. 13:11-13) and
   near the public thoroughfare. "This thing was not done in a
   corner." (See GOLGOTHA.)
   

Calvary, the place of a skull