Associations to the word «Cilice»
Wiktionary
CILICE, noun. A hairshirt.
CILICE, noun. (chiefly in Opus Dei) A leather strap studded with metallic barbs that cut into flesh as a constant reminder of Christ's suffering.
Wise words
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.