sindonology

sindonology
sindonologist, n.
/sin'deuh nol"euh jee/, n.
the scientific study of the Shroud of Turin.
[1965-70; < It sindon(e) the shroud in which Christ was interred ( < Gk (NT) sindón winding sheet, Gk: muslin sheet; cf. SINDON) + -O- + -LOGY]

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