calvary (An open-air representation of the crucifixion of Jesus)

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• calvary — noun (plural ries) Etymology: Calvary, the hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified Date: 1738 1. an open air representation of the crucifixion of Jesus 2. an experience of usually intense mental suffe …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Calvary — /kal veuh ree/, n., pl. Calvaries for 2, 3. 1. Golgotha, the place where Jesus was crucified. Luke 23:33. 2. (often l.c.) a sculptured representation of the Crucifixion, usually erected in the open air. 3. (l.c.) an experience or occasion of… …   Universalium

• Calvary — /ˈkælvəri/ (say kalvuhree) noun 1. Golgotha, the place where Jesus was crucified. 2. (plural calvaries)(sometimes lower case) a sculptured representation of the Crucifixion, usually erected in the open air. {Latin calvāria skull, translation of… …  

• religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… …   Universalium

• JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Scrovegni Chapel — The Scrovegni Chapel , or Cappella degli Scrovegni , also known as the Arena Chapel is a church in Padua, Veneto, Italy. It contains a fresco cycle by Giotto, completed about 1305, that is one of the most important masterpieces of Western art.… …   Wikipedia

• Western sculpture — ▪ art Introduction       three dimensional artistic forms produced in what is now Europe and later in non European areas dominated by European culture (such as North America) from the Metal Ages (Europe, history of) to the present.       Like… …   Universalium

• Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …   Universalium

• Latin American art — Introduction       artistic traditions that developed in Mesoamerica, Central America, and South America after contact with the Spanish and Portuguese beginning in 1492 and 1500, respectively, and continuing to the present.       This article… …   Universalium

• Sacrifice — • This term is identical with the English offering (Latin offerre) and the German Opfer Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sacrifice     Sacrifice      …   Catholic encyclopedia