Pronounced: sanz-koo-LAHT, noun
Notes: This word has an interesting history
Yesterday’s phrase
The phrase via dolorosa is “a distressing journey or experience”
First usage
Our phrase came into English in the late 1800s
Background / Comments
The original via dolorosa is the name given to the route that Jesus Christ took to Calvary. It does not come from the Bible, but is a Latin expression – via dolorosa (painful path) from via (path) and dolor (pain).
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