Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun calvary

2 senses of calvary

Sense 1
Calvary, Golgotha -- (a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified)
       INSTANCE OF=> hill -- (a local and well-defined elevation of the land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia")

Sense 2
calvary, martyrdom -- (any experience that causes intense suffering)
       => affliction -- (a cause of great suffering and distress)