yellow or black sackcloth garment worn by heretics prior to execution
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• (n.) A garnment or cap, or sometimes both, painted with flames, figures, etc., and worn by persons who had been examined by the Inquisition and were brought forth for punishment at the auto-da-fe. • (n.) Anciently, a sackcloth coat worn by penitents on being reconciled to the church.
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San`be·ni'to noun [ Spanish & Portuguese
sambenito , contr. from Latin
saccus sack +
benedictus blessed.]
1. Anciently, a sackcloth coat worn by penitents on being reconciled to the church.
2. A garnment or cap, or sometimes both, painted with flames, figur...
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