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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A difficult course or experience.
  2. n. Jesus's route from Pilate's judgment hall to Calvary.

Wiktionary

  1. n. The route believed to have been taken through Jerusalem by Christ on his way to Calvary.
  2. n. figuratively The Way of the Cross.

Etymologies

  1. New Latin via dolōrōsa : Latin via, road + Late Latin dolōrōsa, feminine of dolōrōsus, sorrowful. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “And yet, as I walked home up the Via Dolorosa that was called McDonald Road, I saw the Castle, which you can see from many places in Edinburgh, and it looked so brave up there, like a giant on its rock, and the flagpole on its topmost tower was raised up like a sword, and the clouds streamed around it like a great mane of silver hair.”

    Jacob's Ladder

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  • biocon L. Via Dolorosa = Sorrowful Way. Oct 22, 2012

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