Examples of 'cilice' in a sentence
Meaning of "cilice"
cilice (noun) - a hair shirt or undergarment made of rough material, worn as a form of self-mortification or penance
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- A garment or undergarment made of coarse cloth or animal hair worn close to the skin used by members of various Christian traditions as a self-imposed means of penance (repentance) and mortification of the flesh.
- A leather strap studded with metallic barbs that cut into flesh as a constant reminder of Christ's suffering.
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Into a cilice that he can not take off.
He could never wear a cilice.
During his life he wore cilice and iron chains on his body as penance.
Only wounds from cilice.
My cilice brings pain to any and all vulnerable spots!
This is called a cilice.
Into a cilice to turn the thing he wants so badly that he can't take off.
Life of a widow Only wounds from cilice.
You said the cilice has a religious connection, huh?
On his body, he was found wearing the cilice.
Self-flagellation and the wearing of a cilice are more rarely used.
The " generosity " of this mortification depends on how much one tightens the cilice.
Silas, the murderous "Opus Del monk", uses a cilice and flagellates himself.
Fortunately, a dragon most easy to slay. He's wearing a cilice.
Among votarists, traditional forms of physical mortification are the cilice and hair-shirts.
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A dragon most easy to slay . He 's wearing a cilice.
He 's wearing a cilice.
Kavadi skewers. Catholic cilice.
A what? He 's wearing a cilice.
