Via Dolorosa
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
The way our Lord went from the Mount of Olives to Golgotha, about a mile in length.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Via Dolorosa” mean?
The way our Lord went from the Mount of Olives to Golgotha, about a mile in length.
Is “Via Dolorosa” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.