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cilice

[sil′is]

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noun

hair shirt

Origin of cilice

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

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.

cilice

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.

Origin

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

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