Definitions For Cilice

Noun

CILICE (plural CILICEs) A hairshirt. (chiefly, in Opus Dei) A leather strap studded with metallic barbs that cut into flesh as a constant reminder of christ's suffering.

Translations

Bulgarian: власеница Catalan: cilici, m German: Büßerhemd, n Ido: cilico Polish: włosienica, f Russian: власяни́ца, f, вре́тище, n

Etymology

From {{etyl, fr, en}} cilice, from {{etyl, la, en}} cilicium, , clothing made of goatskin, from Cilicia where it originates from.

Anagrams

icicle

Is Cilice a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
13

The word Cilice is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends

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