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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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. 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. 3. (Her.) A cross, set upon three steps; -- more properly called {cross calvary}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Calvary n 1: a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified [syn: {Calvary}, {Golgotha}] 2: any experience that causes intense suffering [syn: {martyrdom}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Calvary, GA Zip code(s): 31729 From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: 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}.) From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: Calvary, the place of a skull
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