veronica

IPA(Pronunciation)

/vəˈɹɒnɪkə/

Noun

(Roman Catholicism) The image of Jesus's face believed to have been made on the cloth with which St Veronica wiped his face as he went to be crucified; or the cloth used for this.

Japanese Meaning

（カトリック伝承）聖ヴェロニカが十字架にかけられるイエスの顔を拭った際、その顔が布に転写されたとされるイエスの顔の像、またはその布自体

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

薄暗い礼拝堂で、古びた聖顔布が額に入れて祭壇の上に掲げられており、そのかすかなキリストの御顔が静かな祈りを誘っていた。

Details

Sense（1）

(Roman Catholicism) The image of Jesus's face believed to have been made on the cloth with which St Veronica wiped his face as he went to be crucified; or the cloth used for this.

A veil that had wiped off the sweat of Christ? Who could possibly believe that? (…) The only true Veronica of this century was the veronica of the matador – the classic slow swing of the cape before the bull’s face, imitating that holy wiping, mocking it.

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Sense（2）

(bullfighting) A circular swinging movement of the cape, used to avoid the bull.

The cougher makes a lunge. Slothrop sweeps aside, gives him a quick veronica with his cape, sticks his foot out and trips the kid, who lies on the ground cursing

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