calvaries

Sculpted crucifixion scenes

Calvaries is the plural of calvary, which has two related meanings.

Calvary (capitalized) is the hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified.

From this, a calvary (lowercase) is a representation of the crucifixion, often a sculptured cross or shrine, or more broadly, an experience of intense suffering: She endured her own calvary during the illness.

The plural appears when referring to multiple such monuments or ordeals.

crucifixion

Golgotha

Biblical execution hilltop

crossPass from side to side
PassionPowerful consuming emotion
JesusChristian faith's divine son

Christ · suffering · nails · thorns · stations · INRI · skull · hill · execution · Good Friday

ordeal

suffering

Sustained experience of distress

trialJudicial examination of claims
tribulationState of great distress
tormentSevere prolonged suffering

anguish · hardship · burden · affliction · agony · distress · martyrdom · persecution · endurance · struggle

redemption

salvation

Deliverance from harm

atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
sacrificeGiving up something precious
graceEffortless beauty of motion

forgiveness · resurrection · deliverance · absolution · reconciliation · mercy · sanctification · ransom · blood · lamb

monument

crucifix

Cross with Christ figure

statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
shrineSacred devotional place
waysideEdge of a road

memorial · hilltop · sculpture · landmark · chapel · outdoor · stone · carved · devotional · roadside

calvaries

Golgotha

suffering

salvation

crucifix

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