lijdensweg
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of lijden (“to suffer; suffering”) + -s- + weg (“road, way”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛi̯.də(n)sˌʋɛx/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: lij‧dens‧weg
Noun
lijdensweg m (plural lijdenswegen)
- (Christianity) the passion of Jesus
- (Christianity, chiefly Roman Catholicism) the Way of the Cross
- Synonym: kruisweg
- a period of intense suffering