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calvary

noun

/ˈkælvəri/

Meaning

A place or experience of intense suffering, originally the site of Jesus’s crucifixion.

For many refugees, the journey across the desert was a calvary.

ordeal, suffering, crucifixion, torment, agony

relief, comfort, ease

a calvary of suffering, personal calvary, spiritual calvary

The process of gradually paying off a debt through regular payments over time.

a precious stone, typically colorless, yellow, or blue, used in jewelry

An imagined perfect society or place where everything is ideal.

a possible situation or sequence of events

A person who suffers from paranoia or exhibits extreme, irrational distrust and suspicion.

a particular kind of matter with uniform properties; the essential nature of something; material or...