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Definition: Calvary |
CalvaryNoun1. A hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified. 2. Any experience that causes intense suffering. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Calvary" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "the place of a skull". |
Date "Calvary" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1678. (references) |
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Bible | 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.). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Literature | Calvary [bare skull ], ~~~Golgotha Golgotha [skull ]. The place of our Lord's crucifixion; so called from some fanciful resemblance which it bore to a human skull. The present church of "the Holy Sepulchre" has no claim to be considered the site thereof; it is far more likely that the "mosque of Omar," or the dome of the rock, occupies the real site. A Calvary. A representation of the successive scenes of the Passion of Christ in a series of pictures, etc., in a church. The shrine containing the representations. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The word "Calvary", when used alone, has several possible meanings in the English language.
It should not be confused with Cavalry.
- The hill outside Jerusalem on which Jesus was crucified.
- A sculpture or picture representing the scene of the crucifixion of Jesus.
- A small wayside shrine incorporating such a picture
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Calvary."
Synonym: CalvarySynonym: martyrdom (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Temple | Chancel, quire, choir, nave, aisle, transept, vestry, crypt, golgotha, calvary, Easter sepulcher; stall, pew; pulpit, ambo, lectern, reading desk, confessional, prothesis, credence, baldachin, baldacchino; apse, belfry; chapter house; presbytery; anxious-bench, anxious-seat; diaconicum, jube; mourner's bench, mourner's seat. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Calvary |
| English words defined with "Calvary": Cross of Calvary ♦ stations of the Cross. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Calvary": Roodselken ♦ Stations. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | All Roads Lead to Calvary (1921) Calvary (1920) | |
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 | Calvary officer from rear, mounted cavalry officer receiving message. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Calvary Baptist Church, (Eighth Street between G and H Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C.). Basement, toilets, column schedule. Foundation, plan] / Arthur B. Heaton, architect. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Calvary Lutheran Church, Leonia, New Jersey. Exterior I. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| "Tree" by Sunny Lim Commentary: "A tree in calvary church, singapore." |
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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | Yet even there, on the hill of Calvary, He founded the holy catholic church against which, it is promised, the gates of hell shall not prevail |
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| "Calvary" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 53.85% of the time. "Calvary" is used about 13 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 53.85% | 7 | 133,076 |
| Noun (proper) | 30.77% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 15.38% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 13 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Calvary" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Calvary | Last name | 170 | 48,035 |
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1. Calvary, GA |
Expressions using "Calvary": calvary clover ♦ calvary cross ♦ cross calvary ♦ Cross of Calvary ♦ Mount Calvary. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "Calvary": puy-calvary. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "Calvary"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | Kruisberg (Golgotha), Kalvarieberg (Golgotha). (various references) | |
Albanian | kryqëzim (circus, cross, crossing, crucifixion, hybridization, junction). (various references) | |
Arabic | الجمجمة (crown, skull). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | разпятие (crucifix, rood). (various references) | |
Czech | utrpení (affliction, distress, hardship, suffering), muka (agony, anguish, suffering, torture), kalvárie, golgota (Golgotha). (various references) | |
Dutch | Golgotha (Golgotha). (various references) | |
Esperanto | Kalvario (Golgotha), Golgoto (Golgotha). (various references) | |
Finnish | Golgata. (various references) | |
French | calvaire. (various references) | |
German | kalvarienberg, golgatha (Golgotha). (various references) | |
Greek | γολγοθάσ. (various references) | |
Hungarian | keresztúti kálváriadomb. (various references) | |
Italian | calvario (ordeal, trial). (various references) | |
Manx | calvaree. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | alvarycay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | Calvário (golgotha). (various references) | |
Romanian | calvar. (various references) | |
Russian | голгофа, изображение распятия. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | golgota (golgotha). (various references) | |
Spanish | calvario (siege). (various references) | |
Swedish | golgata (golgatha, Golgotha). (various references) | |
Turkish | cefa (cruelty, hardship, long-suffering, rigor, rigour, suffering, torment), isa'nın çarmıha gerilmesini temsil eden heykel, hazreti isa'nın çarmıha gerildiği tepe, felâket (affliction, bane, blight, blow, calamity, casualty, cataclysm, catastrophe, debacle, disaster, distress, fatality, fate, harm, hell, hell of, helluva, misfortune, mishap, plague, scathe, scourge, tragedy, undoing), eza. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | розп'яття (cross, crucifix, rood), голгофа. (various references) | |
Welsh | Calfaria. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 23, Verse 33 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai ote aphlqon epi ton topon ton kaloumenon kranion ekei estaurwsan auton kai touV kakourgouV on men ek dexiwn on de ex aristerwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et postquam venerunt in locum qui vocatur Calvariae ibi crucifixerunt eum et latrones unum a dextris et alterum a sinistris |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | And syððan hig comon on þa stowe þe is genemned caluarie þæt is heafodpannan stow. þar hig hine hengon and anne sceaþan on his swiðran healfe and oðerne on his wynstran; |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And `aftir that thei camen in to a place, that is clepid of Caluerie, there thei crucifieden hym, and the theues, oon on the riyt half, and `the tother on the left half. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And when they were come to the place which is called Calvary there they crucified him and the evyll doers one on ryght honde and the other on the lefte. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And when they had come to the place which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors; one on the right hand, and the other on the left. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And when they came to the place which is named Golgotha, they put him on the cross, and the evil-doers, one on the right side, and the other on the left. |
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| Language | Luke Chapter 23, Verse 33 |
| Cebuano | Ug sa pag-abut nila sa dapit nga ginganlan Ang Kalabira, didto ilang gilansang siya sa krus, ug ang mga kriminal, ang usa sa iyang too ug ang usa sa iyang wala. |
| Croatian | I kada doðoše na mjesto zvano Lubanja, ondje razapeše njega i te zloèince, jednoga zdesna, drugoga slijeva. |
| Danish | Og da de vare komne til det Sted, som kaldes "Hovedskal", korsfæstede de ham der, og Misdæderne, den ene ved hans højre, og den anden ved hans venstre Side. |
| Dutch | En toen zij kwamen op de plaats, genaamd Hoofdschedel plaats, kruisigden zij Hem aldaar, en de kwaaddoeners, den een ter rechter zijde en den ander ter linker zijde. |
| Finnish | Ja kun saavuttiin paikalle, jota sanotaan Pääkallonpaikaksi, niin siellä he ristiinnaulitsivat hänet sekä pahantekijät, toisen oikealle ja toisen vasemmalle puolelle. |
| French | Lorsqu`ils furent arrivés au lieu appelé Crâne, ils le crucifièrent là, ainsi que les deux malfaiteurs, l`un à droite, l`autre à gauche. |
| German | Und als sie kamen an die Stätte, die da heißt Schädelstätte, kreuzigten sie ihn daselbst und die Übeltäter mit ihm, einen zur Rechten und einen zur Linken. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Ketika sampai di tempat yang disebut "Tengkorak", mereka menyalibkan Yesus dan kedua penjahat itu--seorang di sebelah kanan dan seorang lagi di sebelah kiri Yesus. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Setelah sampai ke tempat yang bernama Tengkorak, di situlah Ia disalibkan oleh mereka itu bersama-sama dengan kedua orang jahat itu pun, seorang di sebelah kanan dan seorang di sebelah kiri-Nya. |
| Italian | Quando giunsero al luogo detto Cranio, là crocifissero lui e i due malfattori, uno a destra e l'altro a sinistra. |
| Maori | A ka tae ratou ki te wahi e kiia nei ko te Angaanga, ka ripekatia ia ki reira, me aua kaimahi kino, kotahi ki matau, kotahi ki maui. |
| Norwegian | Og da de var kommet til det sted som kalles Hodeskallen, korsfestet de der både ham og ugjerningsmennene, den ene på hans høire og den andre på hans venstre side. |
| Portuguese | Quando chegaram ao lugar chamado Caveira, ali o crucificaram, a ele e também aos malfeitores, um à direita e outro à esquerda. |
| Rumanian | Cknd au ajuns la locul, numit ,,Cqpqykna``, L-au rqstignit acolo, pe El wi pe fqcqtorii de rele: unul la dreapta wi altul la stknga. |
| Shuar | Karawír nain tutainium jeawar Jesusan Krúsnum ajintrurarmiayi. Tura Jesusa untsuurini Chikichík yajauch aishmankan tura ni menaarini Chíkich yajauch aishmankan Núnisan Krúsnum ajintrurarmiayi. |
| Spanish | Cuando llegaron al lugar que se llama de la Calavera, le crucificaron allí, y a los malhechores: el uno a la derecha y el otro a la izquierda. |
| Swahili | Walipofika mahali paitwapo, "Fuvu la Kichwa," ndipo wakamsulubisha Yesu pamoja na wale wahalifu wawili, mmoja upande wake wa kulia na mwingine upande wake wa kushoto. |
| Swedish | Och när de hade kommit till den plats som kallades "Huvudskallen" korsfäste de honom där, så ock ogärningsmännen, den ene på högra sidan och den andre på vänstra. |
| Uma | Karata-ra hi po'ohaa' to rahanga' Bulu' Banga'woo', raparika' -imi Yesus. Pai' to rodua to dada'a gau' -ra toera, raparika' wo'o-ramo-rawo, hadua hi mali ka'ana-na hadua mali ki'ii-na. |
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Misspellings | |
"Calvary" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Alvary, calary, Caliari, Calvario, Calvely, Carliari, Cauvary, Claverie, Mcalary, Mcilvory. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "Calvary" (pronounced ka"lverē) |
| 4 | -l v er ē | silvery. |
| 3 | -v er ē | bravery, delivery, discovery, ivory, every, livery, ovary, reverie, Savory, slavery, thievery, unsavory. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: cavalry. | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-l-r-v-y" | |
-2 letters: alary, arval, clary, craal, larva. | |
-3 letters: acyl, alar, aryl, carl, cavy, clay, lacy, lava, racy, raya, vara, vary. | |
-4 letters: aal, ala, arc, ava, car, cay, cry, lac, lar, lav, lay, ray, rya, vac, var, yar. | |
-5 letters: aa, al, ar, ay, la, ya. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-l-r-v-y" | |
+3 letters: cavalierly, cavalryman, cavalrymen, slavocracy, vocabulary. | |
+4 letters: avuncularly, clairvoyant, vascularity. | |
+5 letters: attractively, avariciously, avascularity, avuncularity, cadaverously, clairvoyance, clairvoyants, vernacularly. | |
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