Category:Calvary

Cal"va*ry, n. Etym: [L. calvaria a bare skull, fr. calva the scalp without hair. fr. calvus bald; cf. F. calvaire.]

1. The place where Christ was crucified, on a small hill outside of Jerusalem. Luke 23:33.

Note: The Latin calvaria is a translation of the Greek Golgotha. Dr. W. Smith.

2. A representation of the Crucifixion, consisting of three crosses with the figures of Christ and the thieves, often as large as life, and sometimes surrounded by figures of other personages who were present at the Crucifixion.

3. (Her.)

Defn: A cross, set upon three steps; -- more properly called Cross Calvary. - ---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Calvary - Only in Luke 23:33, the Latin name Calvaria, which was used as a translation of the Greek word Kranion , by which the Hebrew word Gulgoleth was interpreted, "the place of a skull." It probably took this name from its shape, being a hillock or low, rounded, bare elevation somewhat in the form of a human skull. It is nowhere in Scripture called a "hill." The Crucifixion of our Lord took place outside the city walls (Hebrews 13:11) and near the public thoroughfare. "This thing was not done in a corner." (See GOLGOTHA.)