Calvary

Japanese: Calvary
Calvary

…The name is Greek, derived from the Aramaic gulgalta, meaning "skull," and probably derived from the topography of the hill. It is also called Calvaria in Latin and Calvary in English. According to tradition, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in the present-day center of the old town, stands on its ruins. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Calvary" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…名前は〈頭蓋骨〉を意味するアラム語のグルガルタgulgaltaに由来するギリシア語で,多分丘の地形からそのように呼ばれたものであろう。ラテン語でカルウァリアCalvaria,英語でカルバリCalvaryともいう。伝承によれば,現在の旧市街の中央部にある聖墳墓教会が,その遺跡に立っているとされる。…

※「Calvary」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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