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via dolorosa

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vi⋅a dol⋅o⋅ro⋅sa

  [dol-uh-roh-suh, doh-luh-]
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–noun
1. (initial capital letters) Christ's route to Golgotha.
2. a trying, painful, or sorrowful course or series of experiences.
Origin:
< L via dolōrōsa lit., sorrowful road
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www.JerusalemExperience.co.il
Vi·a Do·lo·ro·sa   (vī'ə dō'lə-rō'sə, vē'ə)   
n.  

  1. A difficult course or experience.

  2. Jesus's route from Pilate's judgment hall to Calvary.


[New Latin via dolōrōsa : Latin via, road + Late Latin dolōrōsa, feminine of dolōrōsus, sorrowful.]
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