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  • 1. Calvary
  • Rhymes with Calvary
  • 2. calvary
  • Calvary in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. Calvary
  • Rhymes with Calvary
  • 2. calvary
  • Calvary in a sentence
Synonyms
Etymology

1. Calvary

noun. a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified.

Synonyms

  • Jerusalem
  • Golgotha

Etymology

  • calvaria (Latin)
  • calvus (Latin)

Rhymes with Calvary

  • calvery

2. calvary

noun. ['ˈkælvɝi'] any experience that causes intense suffering.

Synonyms

  • affliction

Antonyms

  • good health

Sentences with calvary


1. Adjective
For centuries, European armies had relied on disciplined infantry ranks and speedy charges from calvary, but advances in weapons technology made those techniques almost useless by 1914.

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