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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 ability to understand and share the feelings of another person.

a preliminary statement, especially the introduction to a formal document

The governing body of a nation, state, or community; the system by which a state or community is gov...

An act of saying or showing that one will not do or accept something.

A material made from the skin of an animal, usually treated and used to make clothing, shoes, or fur...

The highest-ranking person in a company, responsible for overall management.