SUDARIUM

Etymology

Noun

sudarium (plural sudaria)

(archaic or historical) A napkin or handkerchief.

Synonyms

• sudary

Source: Wiktionary


Su*da"ri*um, n. Etym: [L., a handkerchief.] (Eccl.)

Definition: The handkerchief upon which the Savior is said to have impressed his own portrait miraculously, when wiping his face with it, as he passed to the crucifixion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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