sin eater

See also: sin-eater

English

Noun

sin eater (plural sin eaters)

(historical) A person (usually a man) who is supposed to take sins of a deceased person upon himself by means of eating a piece of bread, laid for him on the breast of the dead one.

Related terms

sin eating

Anagrams

Teresian, Teresina, arenites, arsenite, resinate, stearine, trainees

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