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CALVARY
, the conventional See also:English rendering of the calvaries of the See also:Vulgate, the Latin version of the See also:Greek xpavwv, both meaning " See also:skull " and representing the See also:Hebrew Golgotha, the name given to the See also:scene of See also:Christ's crucifixion
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The See also:term " a Calvary " is applied to a sculptured See also:representation of the Crucifixion, either inside a See also: |
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