sindonology
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- sindonologist noun
Etymology
Origin of sindonology
1965–70; < Italian sindon ( e ) the shroud in which Christ was interred (< Greek (NT) sindṓn winding sheet, Greek: muslin sheet; sindon ) + -o- + -logy
Example Sentences
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For his part Bruno Barberis, director of the International Centre of Sindonology in Turin, which is dedicated to the study of the Shroud, suspects the cloth is genuine.
From BBC
He delights in sindonology's varied arcana.
From Time Magazine Archive
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