cilice

English - Turkish

Definition of cilice in English Turkish dictionary

yapağıdan dokunmuş kumaş

English - English

Definition of cilice in English English dictionary

A leather strap studded with metallic barbs that cut into flesh as a constant reminder of Christ's suffering

A hairshirt

A kind of haircloth undergarment

A leather strap studded with metallic barbs that cut into flesh as a constant reminder of Christs suffering

a hair shirt

{i} type of haircloth undergarment; kind of haircloth garment worn by monks in the past

Hyphenation

cil·ice

Etymology

() From French cilice, from Latin cilicium (“clothing made of goatskin”), from Cilicia where it originates from.