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Calvary

name of the mount of the Crucifixion, late 14c., from Latin Calvaria (Greek Kraniou topos), translating Aramaic gulgulta "place of the skull" (see Golgotha). Old English used Heafodpannan stow  as a loan-translation. Latin Calvaria is related to calvus "bald" (see Calvin).

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Definitions of Calvary from WordNet
1
calvary (n.)
any experience that causes intense suffering;
Synonyms: martyrdom
2
Calvary (n.)
a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified;
Synonyms: Golgotha
From wordnet.princeton.edu