calvary
- noun
- /ˈkæl.və.ri/
- Literature
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calvario
- After losing his job, he described the financial struggles as a calvary that tested his resilience.
And we are now our own Calvary, right?
- And we are now our own Calvary, right?
Examples
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The team faced a calvary during the championship game, battling injuries and exhaustion.
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Going through a calvary of heartbreak has made her appreciate happiness even more.
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- Just like the calvary.
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Look, if you can handle the calvary, I'll go to my boat and get a couple things done.
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Instruct 14th calvary to attack!
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Where's the calvary?
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The churchyard calvary of Locmaria-Lann, erected by Tanguy de Carman and his wife Louise de Lafforest, had their arms on the back of the monument, for the superior Rohan family's arms were placed on the front.
Academic text (2018)
Synonyms
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A very painful or difficult experience
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Very painful suffering that feels like being punished or tortured
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A long painful experience that someone endures for a belief or cause
A long painful time someone must go through to reach a goal
A long, very painful time after a big emotional loss
Constant pain or trouble that you feel every day
Antonyms
Compounds
A plant that lives for one year with spiny seed pods and dark spots on its leaves
How Painful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Calvary comes from the hill where Jesus was crucified, from Latin Calvaria meaning 'skull' or 'place of skulls'. Because that hill stood for great suffering, calvary now means a long, painful trial.