calvary
/ˈkæl.v(ə.)ɹi/
calvary noun: a life-size representation of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on a piece of raised ground. Also the misspelling of cavalry.
Noun
calvary (plural calvaries)
- A life-size representation of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on a piece of raised ground.
- A series of representations of Christ’s Passion in a church.
- A type of monumental public Christian cross, sometimes encased in an open shrine.
- Calvaries are typical of Galicia (Spain) and Portugal.
- A strenuous experience.
Proper noun capitalized: Calvary
Calvary
- The hill outside Jerusalem which is traditionally held to be the location of the crucifixion of Jesus.
- Synonyms:
- Golgotha
Also used as
calvary is also the misspelling of cavalry.
calvary meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu
calvary in Hindi
- कैल्वरी
calvary in Marathi
- कॅल्व्हरी, कॅल्व्हेरी, कॅल्वॅरी
calvary in Bengali
- ক্যালভারি
calvary in Telugu
- కల్వరీ
More languagesFewer languages
- calvary in Malayalam
- കാൽവരി, കാൽവറി, കാൽവാരി
- calvary in Kannada
- ಕ್ಯಾಲ್ವರಿ, ಕಾಲ್ವರಿ
- calvary in Punjabi
- ਕੈਲਵਰੀ, ਕੈਲਵਾਰੀ
- calvary in Gujarati
- કૅલ્વેરી, કેલ્વેરી
- calvary in Nepali
- क्याल्वेरी, क्याल्वरी
Synonyms of calvary
Forms of calvary
| plural | calvaries |
|---|
Origin of calvary
From Late Latin calvāria (“skull”). Doublet of calavera and calvaria.
From Middle English Calvarie, from Latin calvāria (“skull”).
Words formed from calvary
Phrases with calvary
Questions about calvary
- What does calvary mean?
- Calvary means a life-size representation of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on a piece of raised ground.
- What is calvary in Hindi?
- Calvary in Hindi is कैल्वरी. See Calvary meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is calvary?
- Calvary can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce calvary?
- Calvary is pronounced /ˈkæl.v(ə.)ɹi/.
- What is the plural of calvary?
- The plural of calvary is calvaries.
Words near calvary in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: calvary (page history and authors); Calvary (page history and authors); calvary (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); calvary (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); calvary (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); calvary (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); calvary (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); calvary (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); calvary (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); calvary (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); calvary (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “calvary.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/calvary. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.