Shroud of Turin

noun

1. a linen cloth kept in the Cathedral of Turin, Italy, since the late 1500s that bears a faint life-size human image venerated by some as the imprint of the dead body of Jesus.

Example Sentences

It’s a similar story with the famous Shroud of Turin.

From Slate

The Museum of the Bible will open a major exhibit on the Shroud of Turin on Saturday, but its top curator says the genuineness of the alleged burial cloth of Jesus isn’t the point.

From Washington Times

The exhibit, titled “Mystery and Faith: The Shroud of Turin,” will feature a “three-dimensional reconstruction” of the shroud but not the original that is kept in Turin.

From Washington Times

Controversy has enveloped the Shroud of Turin for centuries.

From Washington Times

I once went so long without changing my sheets — let alone making my bed — that I created my own Shroud of Turin.

From Washington Post