Sudarium

Quick meaning: Sudarium is a noun meaning (archaic or historical) A napkin or handkerchief.

Meaning

(archaic or historical) A napkin or handkerchief.

Example Sentences

A woman called Veronica[…]brought foorth a Sudarium[…]to wipe his face.

Most interestingly, scientific analysis has shown that the stains of the sudarium match those on the head portion of the Shroud, a notion first suggested by Monsignor Ricci in 1965.

This cloth, known as the Veronica or the vera icon, was kept in St. Peter's in Rome, where its presence is documented with some certainty from the mid-twelfth century onward. At first, however, the existence of the Veronica was recorded not as an image but as a textile, a sudarium.

[…]Watt, faithful to his rule, took no more notice of this aggression than if it had been an accident. This he found was the wisest attitude, to staunch, if necessary, inconspicuously, with the little red sudarium that he always carried in his pocket, the flow of blood, to pick up what had fallen, and to continue, as soon as possible, on his way, or in his station, like a victim of mere mischance.

Word Forms

• sudaria
• sudariums

Synonyms for sudarium

Depending on context, synonyms include sudary.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sudary, diaper, sagum, handcloth, sindon, himation.

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