Sanbenito Definition
sănbə-nētō
sanbenitos
noun
A yellow garment resembling a scapular in shape and having a red Saint Andrew's cross in front and in back, worn by a confessed, penitent heretic in the Spanish Inquisition.
Webster's New World
A similarly shaped black garment painted with flames, devils, etc., worn by a condemned heretic at an auto-da-fé
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Sanbenito
Noun
Singular:
sanbenito
Plural:
sanbenitosOrigin of Sanbenito
Spanish sambenito after San Benito , Saint Benedict of Nursia (from its similarity to the scapular supposedly introduced by him)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Spanish sambenito.
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