Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A handkerchief impressed with the face of Christ: same as
veronica , 1.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A Veronica. See
veronica , 1.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete A
veronica (image of Jesus).
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Examples
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A veil with the face of Christ imprinted on it, known as the vernicle, is the attribute of St. Veronica.
A Handbook of Symbols in Christian Art Gertrude Grace Sill 1975
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Miraculously the imprint of his face and the Crown of Thorns was transferred to the cloth, known as the vernicle.
A Handbook of Symbols in Christian Art Gertrude Grace Sill 1975
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Miraculously the imprint of his face and the Crown of Thorns was transferred to the cloth, known as the vernicle.
A Handbook of Symbols in Christian Art Gertrude Grace Sill 1975
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A veil with the face of Christ imprinted on it, known as the vernicle, is the attribute of St. Veronica.
A Handbook of Symbols in Christian Art Gertrude Grace Sill 1975
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The "shelles of Galice", i.e. the scallop-shells of St = 2E James of Compostella; the crouche, or cross, of the Holy Land; the keys of St. Peter; the "vernicle", or figure of the Veronica, etc. are all very familiar types, represented in most collections of such objects.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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It is curious, however, to note that though the chief shrine of Rome was undoubtedly the tomb of the Apostles – to judge from all the extant records – yet the pilgrim sign (see below) which most commonly betokened a palmer from Rome was the "vernicle" or reproduction of
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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The veil of St. Veronica (the vernicle) is sometimes also included (see St. Veronica).
A Handbook of Symbols in Christian Art Gertrude Grace Sill 1975
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The veil of St. Veronica (the vernicle) is sometimes also included (see St. Veronica).
A Handbook of Symbols in Christian Art Gertrude Grace Sill 1975
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Mount Sinai, the wheel; to Rome, the heads of Sts. Peter and Paul or the keys or the vernicle (this last also might mean Genoa where there was a rival shrine of St. Veronica's veil); to St. James of
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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Beneath were little packets tied in silk which the old lady handled with tender care: a man's hunting-glove, a child's shoe, a love-knot done in faded green ribbon, some letters in rude rough script, and a vernicle of Saint Thomas.
Sir Nigel Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1906
hernesheir commented on the word vernicle
Also, a veronica - piece of cloth or handkerchief bearing an imprint of the face of Jesus.
December 2, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word vernicle
See also sudarium.
January 3, 2011