Calvary

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Calvary
    n 1: a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified [syn:
         {Calvary}, {Golgotha}]
    2: any experience that causes intense suffering [syn: {calvary},
       {martyrdom}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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   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.
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   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}.
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from Easton's 1897 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 (Heb. 13:11-13) and
near the public thoroughfare. "This thing was not done in a
corner." (See {GOLGOTHA}.)

from Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)

Calvary, the place of a skull

from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Calvary, GA
  Zip code(s): 31729