A scapular, or friar's coat, for example, was a coveted object to be worn as a preservative against pestilence or the ague […]
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Scapular
//ˈskapjʊlə//
Synonyms for "scapular" (12 found)
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7 entriesTranslations
29 translations across 17 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- превръзка през рамото noun (bandage)
Catalan
2 entries- escapular adj (of or pertaining to the scapula)
- escapulari noun (a short cloak with an embroidered image of a saint)
Czech
2 entries- škapulíř noun (a short cloak with an embroidered image of a saint)
- škapulíř noun (devotional object)
Finnish
1 entries- skapulaari noun (a short cloak with an embroidered image of a saint)
French
4 entries- scapulaire adj (of or pertaining to the scapula)
- scapulaire noun (a short cloak with an embroidered image of a saint)
- scapulaire noun (feather)
- scapulaire noun (bandage)
Galician
2 entries- escapular adj (of or pertaining to the scapula)
- escapulario noun (a short cloak with an embroidered image of a saint)
Indonesian
1 entries- skapulir noun (a short cloak with an embroidered image of a saint)
Irish
2 entries- scaballach adj (of or pertaining to the scapula)
- scaball noun (a short cloak with an embroidered image of a saint)
Italian
1 entries- scapolare noun (a short cloak with an embroidered image of a saint)
Latin
2 entries- scapularus adj (of or pertaining to the scapula)
- scapulare noun (a short cloak with an embroidered image of a saint)
Old Church Slavonic
1 entries- аналавъ noun (a short cloak with an embroidered image of a saint)
Polish
2 entries- szkaplerz noun (a short cloak with an embroidered image of a saint)
- szkaplerz noun (devotional object)
Romanian
1 entries- scapular noun (a short cloak with an embroidered image of a saint)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- slinneanach adj (of or pertaining to the scapula)
Spanish
3 entries- escapular adj (of or pertaining to the scapula)
- escapulario noun (a short cloak with an embroidered image of a saint)
- escapulario noun (devotional object)
Tagalog
1 entries- eskapularyo noun (a short cloak with an embroidered image of a saint)
Ukrainian
1 entries- скапулярій noun (devotional object)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
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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