Scapular
//ˈskapjʊlə//
"Scapular" in a Sentence (2 examples)
A scapular, or friar's coat, for example, was a coveted object to be worn as a preservative against pestilence or the ague […]
She granted the Whitefriars identical powers to the Blackfriars, to bless a part of their friar's habit which draped over their shoulders and was known as the scapular; now laity could wear it and derive spiritual privileges from it.
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