sindon

S1I1N1D2O1N1
/ˈsɪn.dən/

noun

A fine thin linen muslin or cambric cloth.

OriginLatin sindōn ← Old French syndone ← Ancient Greek σινδών →
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Meanings

nounsindon (countable and uncountable, plural sindons)

plural sindons

  1. countablehistoricalobsoleteuncountableA fine thin linen muslin or cambric cloth.
  2. A piece of such cloth, particularly
    1. countablehistoricalobsoleteuncountableA shroud of such cloth.
    2. countablehistoricalobsoleteuncountableecclesiasticalThe shroud of Jesus following the crucifixion.
    3. countablehistoricalobsoleteuncountableecclesiasticalThe corporal: the cloth placed beneath the eucharist.
    4. countablehistoricalobsoleteuncountableA garment or wrapper of such cloth.

      There were found in it a Book, and a Letter; Both […] wrapped in Sindons of Linnen.

      1626, Francis Bacon, New Atlantis, section 10
    5. countablehistoricalobsoleteuncountablemedicineA wad, roll, or pledget of such cloth, usually doused with medicine, used to fill open wounds during surgery.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
shroud

Origin

  1. Late Egyptianšndy(t)
  2. Ancient Greekσινδών
  3. Old Frenchsyndone
  4. Latinsindōn
  5. Englishsindon

From Latin sindōn (possibly by way of Old French syndone and sindone), from Ancient Greek σινδών (sindṓn), from Late Egyptian šndy(t), from earlier šnḏwt (“kilt”).

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APA

sindon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sindon

MLA

“sindon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sindon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sindon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sindon.

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