sudarium
Americannoun
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sudaria
plural
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(in ancient Rome) a cloth, usually of linen, for wiping the face; handkerchief.
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(sometimes initial capital letter) veronica.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of sudarium
1595–1605; < Latin sūdārium, equivalent to sūd ( āre ) to sweat + -ārium -ary
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But let us return to our immediate subject—the holy sudarium of Turin.
From A Treatise on Relics by John Calvin
Clemens did not, however, prohibit the sudarium to be shown, but he forbade its being exhibited as the real sudary of Jesus Christ.
From A Treatise on Relics by John Calvin
Veronica, holding the napkin or "sudarium," "flourishing a marble pocket-handkerchief."
From Walks in Rome by Augustus J. C. Hare
When you get into the sudarium, or hot room, your first sensations only occur about half a minute after entrance, when you feel that you are choking.
From From Cornhill to Grand Cairo by William Makepeace Thackeray
They afterwards obtained from the king, Charles VI., an authorization to worship the holy sudarium in the church of Liré.
From A Treatise on Relics by John Calvin
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