cilice

Summary

cilice ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,556 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• cilice is made of haircloth^[2].
• cilice is made of sackcloth^[3].
• cilice is a type of ceremonial dress^[4].
• cilice's Commons category is recorded as Cilice^[5].
• cilice's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[6].
• cilice's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[7].
• cilice's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[8].
• cilice's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• cilice's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• cilice's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[11].
• cilice's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• cilice's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[13].
• cilice's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia^[14].

Body

Definition and Type

cilice is a type of ceremonial dress^[4].

Why It Matters

cilice ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,556 views/month).^[1] cilice has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] cilice is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]