✝️calvary

noun
/ˈkælvəri/

Meaning

A place or experience of intense suffering, originally the site of Jesus’s crucifixion.

Example Sentences

For many refugees, the journey across the desert was a calvary.

Synonyms

ordeal, suffering, crucifixion, torment, agony

Antonyms

relief, comfort, ease

Collocations

a calvary of suffering, personal calvary, spiritual calvary

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