sindon
English
Etymology
From Latin sindon (possibly by way of Old French syndone and sindone), from Ancient Greek σινδών (sindṓn),[1] from Late Egyptian šndy(t), from earlier šnḏwt (“kilt”).
Noun
sindon (countable and uncountable, plural sindons)
- (obsolete or historical) A fine thin linen muslin or cambric cloth.
- (obsolete or historical) A piece of such cloth, particularly
- A shroud of such cloth.
- (ecclesiastical) The shroud of Jesus following the crucifixion.
- (ecclesiastical) The corporal: the cloth placed beneath the eucharist.
- A garment or wrapper of such cloth.
- 1626, Francis Bacon, New Atlantis, 10:
- There were found in it a Book, and a Letter; Both […] wrapped in Sindons of Linnen.
- 1626, Francis Bacon, New Atlantis, 10:
- (medicine) A wad, roll, or pledget of such cloth, usually doused with medicine, used to fill open wounds during surgery.
Derived terms
- sindonless
- sindonology
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "sindon, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1911.
Latin
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | sindon | sindōnēs |
Genitive | sindōnis | sindōnum |
Dative | sindōnī | sindōnibus |
Accusative | sindōnem | sindōnēs |
Ablative | sindōne | sindōnibus |
Vocative | sindon | sindōnēs |
References
- sindon in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sindon in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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