sin|do|nol|o|gy

sin|do|nol|o|gy
sin|do|nol|o|gy «SIHN duh NOL uh jee», noun.
the scientific study of the shroud of Turin, a cloth bearing the image of a life-size figure of a man thought to be Jesus Christ, kept in a chapel in Turin, Italy, since the 1500's: »

Sindonology is the study of the shroud—a lifelong romance with the paradox—and in particular two questions: what is the image composed of, and by what mysterious if not miraculous process was it formed? Sindonology is the physics of miracles (Rolling Stone).

[< (archaic or obsolete) sindon a shroud < Latin, < Greek sindón + -logy]
sin´do|nol´o|gist, noun.

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  • sin´do|nol´o|gist — sin|do|nol|o|gy «SIHN duh NOL uh jee», noun. the scientific study of the shroud of Turin, a cloth bearing the image of a life size figure of a man thought to be Jesus Christ, kept in a chapel in Turin, Italy, since the 1500 s: »Sindonology is the …   Useful english dictionary

  • nol — ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; Ac·et·am·i·nol; ace·tyl·car·bi·nol; ace·tyl·meth·yl·car·bi·nol; ac·ti·nol·o·gy; al·ka·nol; al·ka·nol·a·mine; am·i·nol·y·sis; ami·no·phe·nol; am·mo·nol·y·sis; an·thra·nol; an·ti·fi·bri·nol·y·sin; an·ti·fi·bri·nol·y·sis;… …   English syllables

  • sin — ab·ra·sin; ab·sin·thin; ab·sin·thine; ab·sin·thism; ab·sin·thi·um; ab·sin·thol; ab·ys·sin·ia; ac·to·my·o·sin; ag·gres·sin; am·bro·sin; am·y·lop·sin; an·dro·sin; Anes·the·sin; an·ti·fi·bri·nol·y·sin; an·ti·ly·sin; an·ti·strep·tol·y·sin;… …   English syllables

  • Lon Nol — (13 de 1913, Kampong Leav 17 de noviembre de 1985, Fullerton (California)), fue un militar y político de Camboya. Fue dictador de su país entre 1972 y 1975 cuando instauró la república después de derrocar el régimen monárquico del príncipe… …   Wikipedia Español

  • fi|bri|no|ly|sin — «FY bruh noh LY sihn, NOL uh », noun. an enzyme that can cause fibrin to dissolve, formed by the action of certain bacteria. ╂[< fibrin + lysin] …   Useful english dictionary

  • pro|fi|bri|no|ly|sin — «proh FY bruh noh LY sihn, NOL uh », noun. a proenzyme in the blood from which fibrinolysin is formed by certain blood activators …   Useful english dictionary

  • tetanolysin — A hemolytic principle, elaborated by Clostridium tetani, which seems to have no role in the etiology of tetanus. * * * tet·a·no·ly·sin .tet ə näl ə sən, .tet ən ō līs ən n a hemolytic toxin produced by the tetanus bacillus (Clostridium tetani) *… …   Medical dictionary

  • phrynolysin — The poison of the fire toad (Bombinator igneus). [G. phrynos, toad, + lysis, solution] * * * phry·nol·y·sin (fri nolґĭ sin) [Gr. phrynē toad + lysin] the lysin or toxin from the venom of the fire toad (Bombinator igneus) …   Medical dictionary

  • sindonology — sindonologist, n. /sin deuh nol euh jee/, n. the scientific study of the Shroud of Turin. [1965 70; < It sindon(e) the shroud in which Christ was interred ( < Gk (NT) sindón winding sheet, Gk: muslin sheet; cf. SINDON) + O + LOGY] * * * …   Universalium

  • sindonology — sindonologist, n. /sin deuh nol euh jee/, n. the scientific study of the Shroud of Turin. [1965 70; < It sindon(e) the shroud in which Christ was interred ( < Gk (NT) sindón winding sheet, Gk: muslin sheet; cf. SINDON) + O + LOGY] …   Useful english dictionary

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