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Definition of Scapulary
1. Noun. Garment consisting of a long wide piece of woolen cloth worn over the shoulders with an opening for the head; part of a monastic habit.
Definition of Scapulary
1. a. Same as Scapular,
2. n. Same as 2d and 3d Scapular.
Definition of Scapulary
1. Noun. (zoology) scapular ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scapulary
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Scapulary
1.
1. A loose sleeveless vestment falling in front and behind, worn by certain religious orders and devout persons. The name given to two pieces of cloth worn under the ordinary garb and over the shoulders as an act of devotion.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Scapulary
Literary usage of Scapulary
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Surgeon's Practical Guide in Dressing, and in the Methodic Application by Thomas Cutler (1836)
"But the Tibio-scapulary cravat would be found, moreover, eminently useful in a
variety of affections of ..."
2. Domestic Life in Palestine by Mary Eliza Rogers (1862)
"It was a scapulary, that is, a rudely-printed picture of the Virgin and Child,
on a piece of linen, one or two inches square, said to be a portion of the ..."
3. The Enthusiasm of Methodists and Papists Compared by George Lavington (1754)
"It is but dying in Simon Start's scapulary, or St. Francis's Rape, and all is fafe.
Get but into one of their Orders, Or their Confraternities; ..."
4. Faith and Morals: I.--Faith as Ritschl Defined It. II.--The Moral Law as by Wilhelm Herrmann, Donald Matheson, Robert W. Stewart (1904)
"The decision to believe these doctrines is exactly the same act as the decision
to put on the scapulary of the Carmelites. The Catholic does both to secure ..."
5. The Gift of Paul Clermont by Warrington Dawson (1921)
"Besides, doesn't Paid wear the scapulary Mademoiselle de Clermont gave him?
Only for her sake, of course!" vn MARCEL has just left me. ..."
6. Winston's Cumulative ... Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Bookby Charles Morris by Charles Morris (1918)
"... although the diph- of St. Lawrence in the Escurial, and name Kleopatra, but
does not occur in scapulary. They possessed the convent 3. 7. ..."
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