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| ve·ron·i·ca [ və rónnikə ] (plural ve·ron·i·cas) |
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1. impression of Jesus Christ's face: the impression of Jesus Christ's face believed by some to have been miraculously left on the cloth with which Saint Veronica wiped it on his way to his crucifixion
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2. cloth that wiped Jesus Christ's face: the cloth with which Saint Veronica is said to have wiped Jesus Christ's face on his way to his crucifixion
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3. cloth with Jesus Christ's face: a cloth bearing a representation of Jesus Christ's face, sometimes worn by pilgrims
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| [Late 17th century. < medieval Latin, perhaps alteration (after the saint Veronica) of vera iconica "true image"] |
