calvary

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The triumphal arch and ossuary are very inferior to St. Thégonnec, but the calvary is a magnificent monument, unequalled in Brittany, richly sculptured and ornamented.

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  1. The place where Christ was crucified, on a small hill outside of Jerusalem.

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  1. any experience that causes intense suffering
  2. a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified

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  • Are those soldiers on horseback the cavalry or the calvary?
  • A little tougher; it could be confused with "calvary," but Brooks didn't blink.
  • The calvary (minor league pitchers & that catcher, what's his name) comes to town in June / July. —  Blog updates
  • That being said we will stink because we still can't pitch, BUT as was also said above the calvary is coming and the young guns will bail us out in 2010. —  Blog updates
  • Smith, who served as a calvary scout in Iraq from September 2006 to Octobrt 2007, has military and wilderness survival skills and is considered extremely dangerous, said Ed Troyer, a Pierce County, Wash., sheriff's spokesman. —  ABC News: ABCNews
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