Calvary – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Calvary
n.
place near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified; great suffering
Calvary
Calvary, also
Golgotha , was, according to the
Gospels, a site immediately outside
Jerusalem's walls where
Jesus was crucified.
Golgotha(s) (Γολγοθάς) is the Greek transcription in the
New Testament of an
Aramaic term that has traditionally been presumed to be
Gûlgaltâ (but see below for an alternative). The
Bible translates the term to mean
place of [the] skull, which in
Greek is Κρανίου Τόπος (
Kraníou Tópos), and in
Latin is
Calvariæ Locus, from which the English word
Calvary is derived.
Calvary
Noun
1. a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified
(synonym) Golgotha
(hypernym) hill
(part-holonym) Jerusalem, capital of Israel
calvary
Noun
1. any experience that causes intense suffering
(synonym) martyrdom
(hypernym) affliction
Calvary
(n.)
The place where Christ was crucified, on a small hill outside of Jerusalem.
(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.
(n.)
A cross, set upon three steps; -- more properly called cross calvary.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Golgotha
Golgotha [from Greek of Hebrew gulgoleth, Chald gulgalta skull; in Greek cranion; Latin calvaria, whence Calvary.] The site of Jesus' alleged physical crucifixion; often used metaphorically to signify crucifixion or trial.
