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Via Crucis

Via Crucis noun: the Way of the Cross.

Noun

Via Crucis

  1. The Way of the Cross.
  2. Any extremely arduous or painful experience requiring strength or courage to endure.
    • But the belief which became imprinted on him was that of the onerousness of God's ‘call’, a via crucis of religious duties – prayers, fasting, church attendance, Bible reading, soul-searching – from which he equally continually shied away2003, Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason, Penguin, published 2004, page 187

Questions about Via Crucis

What does Via Crucis mean?
Via Crucis means the Way of the Cross.
What part of speech is Via Crucis?
Via Crucis is a noun.

Words near Via Crucis in the dictionary

  1. vi-apple
  2. vi-apples
  3. vi.
  4. via
  5. via affirmativa
  6. Via Crucis
  7. via dolorosa
  8. Via Egnatia
  9. via ferrata
  10. via ferratas
  11. via glareata

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