scapular
UK/ˈskapjʊlə//ˈskæpjəlɚ/
scapular noun: a short cloak worn around the shoulders, adopted as part of the uniform of various religious orders, later often with an embroidered image of a saint.
Noun
scapular (plural scapulars)
- A short cloak worn around the shoulders, adopted as part of the uniform of various religious orders, later often with an embroidered image of a saint.
- A scapular, or friar's coat, for example, was a coveted object to be worn as a preservative against pestilence or the ague […]1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 30
- She granted the Whitefriars identical powers to the Blackfriars, to bless a part of their friar's habit which draped over their shoulders and was known as the scapular; now laity could wear it and derive spiritual privileges from it.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 409
- One of a special group of feathers which arise from each of the scapular regions and lie along the sides of the back.
- Synonyms:
- scapulary
- A bandage passing over the shoulder to support it, or to retain another bandage in place.
- A devotional object, typically consisting of two rectangular pieces of cloth (often with an embroidered image or text) joined with cloth bands and worn with one piece over the chest and one in the back.
Adjective
scapular (not comparable)
scapular meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Indonesian
scapular in Tamil
- தோள்பட்டைக்குரிய
scapular in Tagalog
- a short cloak with an embroidered image of a saint
- eskapularyo
scapular in Indonesian
- a short cloak with an embroidered image of a saint
- skapulir
Synonyms of scapular
Forms of scapular
| plural | scapulars |
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Origin of scapular
From Middle English scapelar, from Latin scapulāre, from Latin scapula (“shoulder”). Compare scapulary.
From Latin scapulārīs, from scapula + -āris (adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, scapula + -ar.
Words formed from scapular
- acromioscapular
- cervicoscapular
- coracoscapular
- costoscapular
- dorsoscapular
- extrascapular
- faciohumeroscapular
- facioscapular
- humeroscapular
- infrascapular
- interscapular
- intrascapular
- occipitoscapular
- parascapular
- periscapular
- postscapular
- prescapular
- retroscapular
- scapular winging
- sternoscapular
- subscapular
- suprascapular
- transcapular
- transscapular
Questions about scapular
- What does scapular mean?
- Scapular means a short cloak worn around the shoulders, adopted as part of the uniform of various religious orders, later often with an embroidered image of a saint.
- What is scapular in Tamil?
- Scapular in Tamil is தோள்பட்டைக்குரிய. See Scapular meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is scapular?
- Scapular can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce scapular?
- Scapular is pronounced /ˈskapjʊlə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of scapular?
- The plural of scapular is scapulars.
Words near scapular in the dictionary
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