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Misery vs Calvary - What's the difference?

misery | calvary |

As nouns the difference between misery and calvary

is that misery is great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe while calvary is a life-size representation of the crucifixion of jesus christ on a piece of raised ground.

misery

English

Noun

(miseries)
  • Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
    • Ever since his wife left him you can see the misery on his face .
  • Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.
  • (Extreme) poverty.
  • Greed; avarice.

    • Synonyms

    * see

    Derived terms

    * put out of one's misery

    Related terms

    * commiserate * miser * miserable

    calvary

    English

    (wikipedia Calvary)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The hill outside Jerusalem which is traditionally held to be the location of the crucifixion of Jesus.

    • Anagrams

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