sindonology

[ sin-duh-nol-uh-jee ]

noun
  1. the scientific study of the Shroud of Turin.

Origin of sindonology

1
1965–70; <Italian sindon(e) the shroud in which Christ was interred (<Greek (NT) sindṓn winding sheet, Greek: muslin sheet; cf. sindon) + -o- + -logy

Other words from sindonology

  • sin·do·nol·o·gist, noun

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