Church of the Holy Sepulchre Word Search
Free Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem) word search. We picked 12 themed words — architectural features, history, and surrounding places — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Located in Jerusalem.
Words to find: CHURCH, JERUSALEM, TOMB, CALVARY, CHRIST, PILGRIM, FAITH, STONE, PRAYER, CRUCIFIED, GOLGOTHA, RESURRECTION.
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre word list, defined
- CHURCH /tʃɜːrtʃ/ · noun
- A building used for public Christian worship; also, the organized Christian community or institution as a whole, or a particular denomination within it. Related: chapel, cathedral, basilica, minster.
- TOMB /tuːm/ · noun (also an uncommon verb)
- A stone or masonry structure built over or containing a burial place, especially one associated with a notable or ancient person. The word can also refer figuratively to a place of death, confinement, or oblivion. Related: grave, sepulchre, burial place, crypt.
- CALVARY /ˈkæl.vər.i/ · noun
- An experience of intense mental or physical suffering, likened to Christ's crucifixion on Mount Calvary; also, an open-air representation or carving of the crucifixion, typically found beside roads or at crossroads in traditionally Catholic regions. Related: ordeal, trial, torment, agony.
- PILGRIM /ˈpɪlɡrɪm/ · noun
- A person who travels to a sacred or otherwise significant place, especially on a religious pilgrimage. By extension, it can refer to someone undertaking a journey of spiritual or personal significance. Related: wayfarer, traveler, sojourner, wanderer.
- FAITH /feɪθ/ · noun
- Complete trust or confidence in someone or something, especially without requiring proof. In religious contexts, a strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual conviction rather than evidence. Related: trust, belief, confidence, conviction.
- STONE /stoʊn/ (US); /stəʊn/ (British) · noun
- A hard, solid piece or mass of mineral matter, especially one broken or cut from rock. It can also refer to a small piece of stone used as a weapon, a unit of weight, or a fruit stone. Related: rock, pebble, boulder, gem.
- PRAYER /prɛər/ (British); /prɪr/ (American) · noun
- A solemn communication addressed to God or another deity, typically expressing worship, gratitude, repentance, or a request for help. By extension, it means an earnest or formal plea for a desired outcome. Related: petition, supplication, plea, entreaty.
- CRUCIFIED /ˈkruːsɪfaɪd/ · verb (past tense and past participle of crucify)
- Past tense and past participle of crucify: to put someone to death by nailing or binding them to a cross. By figurative extension, it means to subject someone to severe public criticism, ridicule, or punishment. Related: executed, impaled, punished, scourged.
- GOLGOTHA /ˈɡɒlɡəθə/ · noun
- A place of extreme suffering, torture, or death, especially by analogy with the site of Jesus's crucifixion. The name also refers specifically to the place outside Jerusalem where, according to Christian tradition, Jesus was crucified. Related: place of suffering, site of suffering, place of torture, site of torture.
- RESURRECTION /ˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃən/ · noun
- The act of coming back to life after having died, especially in a miraculous or religious context. More broadly, it means the revival or restoration of something that had declined, disappeared, or been thought to be gone. Related: revival, resurgence, restoration, rebirth.
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