Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A difficult course or experience.
- noun Jesus's route from Pilate's judgment hall to Calvary.
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- noun The route believed to have been taken through Jerusalem by Christ on his way to Calvary.
- noun figuratively The
Way of the Cross .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It is known as the Via Dolorosa, Latin for the "Sorrowful Way."
Stations of the Cross elena maria vidal 2009
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And through these streets of Jerusalem, today called the Via Dolorosa, "the way of sorrows."
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Jerusalem - Thousands of Christian pilgrims flocked to Jerusalem Friday to retrace Jesus Christ's last steps to his crucifixion along the route known as the Via Dolorosa, in Jerusalem's Old City.
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Watching as hundreds pressed through the narrow Jerusalem street called the Via Dolorosa - the "Way of Suffering," tracing Jesus 'final steps - was Katy Fitzpatrick, 24, Spokane,
WBAY Action 2 News 2010
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Jerusalem - Thousands of Christian pilgrims flocked to Jerusalem Friday to retrace Jesus Christ's last steps to his crucifixion along the route known as the Via Dolorosa, in Jerusalem's Old City.
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Jerusalem - Thousands of Christian pilgrims flocked to Jerusalem Friday to retrace Jesus Christ's last steps to his crucifixion along the route known as the Via Dolorosa, in Jerusalem's Old City.
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Watching as hundreds pressed through the narrow Jerusalem street called the Via Dolorosa - the "Way of Suffering," tracing Jesus 'final steps - was Katy Fitzpatrick, 24, of Spokane,
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Jerusalem - Thousands of Christian pilgrims flocked to Jerusalem Friday to retrace Jesus Christ's last steps to his crucifixion along the route known as the Via Dolorosa, in Jerusalem's Old City.
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Watching as hundreds pressed through the narrow Jerusalem street called the Via Dolorosa - the "Way of Suffering," tracing Jesus 'final steps - was Katy Fitzpatrick, 24, Spokane,
WBAY Action 2 News 2010
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Jerusalem - Thousands of Christian pilgrims flocked to Jerusalem Friday to retrace Jesus Christ's last steps to his crucifixion along the route known as the Via Dolorosa, in Jerusalem's Old City.
biocon commented on the word Via Dolorosa
L. Via Dolorosa = Sorrowful Way.
October 22, 2012