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   Cal·va·ry

   /ˈkalv(ə)rē/

   • 1. the hill outside Jerusalem on which Jesus was crucified.

   noun

   • 1. a sculpture or picture representing the scene of the Crucifixion.
   • 2. an experience of extreme suffering.

   Word Origin from late Latin calvaria ‘skull’, translation of Greek golgotha ‘place of a skull’ (Matt. 27:33) (see Golgotha).

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

   • V

     4

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • Y

     4

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