Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A difficult course or experience.
  • noun Jesus's route from Pilate's judgment hall to Calvary.

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

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[New Latin via dolōrōsa : Latin via, road + Late Latin dolōrōsa, feminine of dolōrōsus, sorrowful.]

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Examples

  • It is known as the Via Dolorosa, Latin for the "Sorrowful Way."

    Stations of the Cross elena maria vidal 2009

  • And through these streets of Jerusalem, today called the Via Dolorosa, "the way of sorrows."

    CNN Transcript Apr 14, 2006 2006

  • Jerusalem - Thousands of Christian pilgrims flocked to Jerusalem Friday to retrace Jesus Christ's last steps to his crucifixion along the route known as the Via Dolorosa, in Jerusalem's Old City.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Watching as hundreds pressed through the narrow Jerusalem street called the Via Dolorosa - the "Way of Suffering," tracing Jesus 'final steps - was Katy Fitzpatrick, 24, Spokane,

    WBAY Action 2 News 2010

  • Jerusalem - Thousands of Christian pilgrims flocked to Jerusalem Friday to retrace Jesus Christ's last steps to his crucifixion along the route known as the Via Dolorosa, in Jerusalem's Old City.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Jerusalem - Thousands of Christian pilgrims flocked to Jerusalem Friday to retrace Jesus Christ's last steps to his crucifixion along the route known as the Via Dolorosa, in Jerusalem's Old City.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Watching as hundreds pressed through the narrow Jerusalem street called the Via Dolorosa - the "Way of Suffering," tracing Jesus 'final steps - was Katy Fitzpatrick, 24, of Spokane,

    columbiatribune.com stories 2010

  • Jerusalem - Thousands of Christian pilgrims flocked to Jerusalem Friday to retrace Jesus Christ's last steps to his crucifixion along the route known as the Via Dolorosa, in Jerusalem's Old City.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Watching as hundreds pressed through the narrow Jerusalem street called the Via Dolorosa - the "Way of Suffering," tracing Jesus 'final steps - was Katy Fitzpatrick, 24, Spokane,

    WBAY Action 2 News 2010

  • Jerusalem - Thousands of Christian pilgrims flocked to Jerusalem Friday to retrace Jesus Christ's last steps to his crucifixion along the route known as the Via Dolorosa, in Jerusalem's Old City.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

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  • L. Via Dolorosa = Sorrowful Way.

    October 22, 2012