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Calvary

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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The place of the crucifixion, identified with a hill on the N. of Jerusalem, looked down upon from the city, with a cliff on which criminals were cast down prior to being stoned; also name given to effigies of the crucifixion in Catholic countries, erected for devotion.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Calvary'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​c/calvary.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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