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Word: Calvary
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
from late Latin calvaria ‘skull’, translation of Greek golgotha ‘place of a skull’ (Matt. 27:33) (see Golgotha)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkalvəri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the hill outside Jerusalem on which Christ was crucified.
Short Definition:hill outside Jerusalem on which Christ was crucified
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