way of the cross
Path of tribulation
Way of the Cross is a Christian devotional practice commemorating the stages of Jesus's journey to his crucifixion—from condemnation to burial.
Churches often display fourteen stations along their walls, each depicting a scene from the passion narrative.
Worshippers move from station to station, praying and meditating.
The phrase extends to any path of suffering or ordeal: Caring for her dying mother became her own way of the cross.
- stationsFixed stops on routes
- crucifixionExecution by cross
- CalvaryBiblical execution mount
- GolgothaBiblical execution hilltop
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
path of suffering · suffering · Jesus · Roman soldiers · crown of thorns · thorns · nails · passion · Jerusalem · sacred journey · Simon · procession · devotion · Lent · prayer · meditation · sorrow · sacrifice
- EasterEaster egg, Easter eggs, Easter basket, Easter Sunday, Easter dinner
- church itemscrucifix, altarpiece, altar cloth, altar candles, monstrance
way of the crosspath of least resistance
Course requiring least effort
primrose path · smooth sailing · easy street · bed of roses · charmed life
way of the crosshedonism
Pursuit of gratification
self-indulgence · epicureanism · dolce vita · pleasure principle · way of the world
ways, cross, crosses, crossed, crossing, crosser, crossroad, crossroads, crosswise