cilice

cil·ice

hair shirt

Origin of cilice

French from Classical Latin cilicium (from source Old English cilic), coarse covering of Cilician goats' hair, in LL(Ec), hair shirt from Classical Greek kilikion, garment of goats' hair, after Kilikia, Cilicia, noted for its goats

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cilice

noun

A coarse cloth; haircloth.
a. A hair shirt.
b. Any of various other garments or items worn as a form of corporal mortification.

Origin of cilice

French from Latin cilicium a covering made of Cilician goat's hair from Cilicia

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Noun

A hairshirt.
(chiefly in Opus Dei) A leather strap studded with metallic barbs that cut into flesh as a constant reminder of Christ's suffering.

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From French cilice, from Latin cilicium (“clothing made of goatskin”), from Cilicia where it originates from.

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