'Calvary' definitions:

Definition of 'Calvary'

noun

A hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified [syn: Calvary, Golgotha]

noun

Any experience that causes intense suffering [syn: calvary, martyrdom]

From: GCIDE

Calvary \Cal"va*ry\ (k[a^]l"v[.a]*r[y^]), n. [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 xxiii. 33. [1913 Webster]
Note: The Latin calvaria is a translation of the Greek krani`on of the Evangelists, which is an interpretation of the Hebrew Golgotha. --Dr. W. Smith. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
3. (Her.) A cross, set upon three steps; -- more properly called cross calvary. [1913 Webster]

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 (Heb. 13:11-13) and near the public thoroughfare. "This thing was not done in a corner." (See GOLGOTHA.)

Calvary, the place of a skull