"cilice" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cilices [plural]
Etymology: From French cilice, from Latin cilicium (“clothing made of goatskin”), from Cilicia where it originates from. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|cilice}} French cilice, {{der|en|la|cilicium||clothing made of goatskin}} Latin cilicium (“clothing made of goatskin”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cilice (plural cilices)
  1. A garment or undergarment made of coarse cloth or animal hair worn close to the skin used by members of various Christian traditions as a self-imposed means of penance (repentance) and mortification of the flesh. Categories (topical): Religion Synonyms: hairshirt, sackcloth Translations (garment or undergarment made of coarse cloth or animal hair): власеница (vlasenica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), cilici [masculine] (Catalan), Cilicium [neuter] (German), Büßerhemd [neuter] (German), Büsserhemd [Liechtenstein, Switzerland, neuter] (German), härenes Hemd [neuter] (German), cilico (Ido), власе́ница (vlasénica) [feminine] (Macedonian), włosienica [feminine] (Polish), власяни́ца (vlasjaníca) [feminine] (Russian), вре́тище (vrétišče) [neuter] (Russian), волосяниця (volosjanycja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), власяни́ця (vlasjanýcja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), верета (vereta) [feminine] (Ukrainian), crys rhawn [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-cilice-en-noun-GbLzmQAG Disambiguation of Religion: 66 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of 'garment or undergarment made of coarse cloth or animal hair': 90 10
  2. (chiefly in Opus Dei) A leather strap studded with metallic barbs that cut into flesh as a constant reminder of Christ's suffering. Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-cilice-en-noun-ArZHOI~n Disambiguation of Clothing: 43 57 Categories (other): Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chain cilice, hairshirt cilice Related terms: Cilicia

Inflected forms

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