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Calvary

Cal·va·ry [ kálvəree ]


noun 
Definition:
 
hill near Jerusalem: a hill just outside the city walls of ancient Jerusalem where the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ took place, according to the Bible

[< Latin calvaria "skull," translating Greek golgotha (see Golgotha)]
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