sindon

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)

1. (obsolete or historical) A fine thin linen muslin or cambric cloth.
2. (obsolete or historical) A piece of such cloth, particularly
   1. A shroud of such cloth.
   2. (ecclesiastical) The shroud of Jesus following the crucifixion.
   3. (ecclesiastical) The corporal: the cloth placed beneath the eucharist.
   4. 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.

   5. (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

1. Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "sindon, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1911.

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Latin

Noun

sindon f (genitive sindōnis); third declension

1. muslin

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