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sudarium
CIDE DICTIONARY
sudarium, n. [L., a handkerchief.].
The handkerchief upon which the Savior is said to have impressed his own portrait miraculously, when wiping his face with it, as he passed to the crucifixion. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sudarium, n. (pl. sudaria)
1 a cloth for wiping the face.
2 RC Ch. = VERONICA 2.
1 a cloth for wiping the face.
2 RC Ch. = VERONICA 2.
Etymology
L, = napkin f. sudor sweat
ROGET THESAURUS
sudarium
Spell
N spell, charm, incantation, exorcism, weird, cabala, exsufflation, cantrap, runes, abracadabra, open sesame, countercharm, Ephesian letters, bell book and candle, Mumbo Jumbo, evil eye, fee-faw- fum, talisman, amulet, periapt, telesm, phylactery, philter, fetich, fetish, agnus Dei, lamb of God, furcula, madstone, mascot, mascotte, merrythought, Om, Aum, scarab, scarabaeus, sudarium, triskelion, veronica, wishbone, swastika, fylfot, gammadion, wand, caduceus, rod, divining rod, lamp of Aladdin, wishing-cap, Fortunatus's cap.For further exploring for "sudarium" in Webster Dictionary Online