cilice

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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.
2. A leather strap studded with metallic barbs that cut into flesh as a constant reminder of Christ's suffering.

Konzepte

Büßergürtel

Bußgürtel

Synonyme

hair shirt

Übersetzungen

cilicio

cilicium

cilice

cilici

cilicio

yapağıdan dokunmuş kumaş

boetegordel

cilício

Etymologie (Englisch)

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