sindonology

[ sin-duh-nol-uh-jee ]

noun

the scientific study of the Shroud of Turin.

Origin of sindonology

¹

1965–70; <Italian sindon(e) the shroud in which Christ was interred (<Greek (NT) sindṓn winding sheet, Greek: muslin sheet; cf. sindon) + -o- + -logy

Other words from sindonology

sin·do·nol·o·gist, noun

Words Nearby sindonology

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How to use sindonology in a sentence

Overall, the 1988 carbon-dating has made little difference to sindonology (as study of the Shroud is known).
The Shroud of Turin and Thomas de Wesselow’s ‘The Sign.’ | Thomas de Wesselow | April 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

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