sindonology

[ sin-duh-nol-uh-jee ]

/ ˌsɪn dəˈnɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the scientific study of the Shroud of Turin.

Origin of sindonology

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

Words nearby sindonology

sindbad the sailor, sindbis fever, sindbis virus, sindhi, sindon, sindonology, sine, sine curve, sine die, sine prole, sine qua non

Example sentences from the Web for sindonology

Overall, the 1988 carbon-dating has made little difference to sindonology (as study of the Shroud is known).

The Shroud of Turin and Thomas de Wesselow’s ‘The Sign.’ |Thomas de Wesselow |April 3, 2012 |DAILY BEAST