sindon
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin sindōn (possibly by way of Old French syndone and sindone), from Ancient Greek σινδών (sindṓn),[1] from Late Egyptian šndy(t), from earlier šnḏwt (“kilt”).
Noun[edit]
sindon (countable and uncountable, plural sindons)
- (obsolete or historical) A fine thin linen muslin or cambric cloth.
- (obsolete or historical) A piece of such cloth, particularly
- A shroud of such cloth.
- (ecclesiastical) The shroud of Jesus following the crucifixion.
- (ecclesiastical) The corporal: the cloth placed beneath the eucharist.
- A garment or wrapper of such cloth.
- 1626, Francis Bacon, New Atlantis, section 10:
- There were found in it a Book, and a Letter; Both […] wrapped in Sindons of Linnen.
- (medicine) A wad, roll, or pledget of such cloth, usually doused with medicine, used to fill open wounds during surgery.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "sindon, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1911.
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek σινδών (sindṓn).
Noun[edit]
sindōn f (genitive sindō̆nis); third declension
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | sindōn | sindō̆nēs |
Genitive | sindō̆nis | sindō̆num |
Dative | sindō̆nī | sindō̆nibus |
Accusative | sindō̆nem | sindō̆nēs |
Ablative | sindō̆ne | sindō̆nibus |
Vocative | sindōn | sindō̆nēs |
Descendants[edit]
- Italian: sindone
References[edit]
- “sindon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sindon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “sindon”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
sindon
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