vesica

[ vuh-sahy-kuh, -see-kuh, ves-i-kuh ]

noun

, plural ve·si·cae [v, uh, -, sahy, -kee, -, see, -kee, ves, -i-kee].

1. Anatomy. a bladder.
2. vesica piscis.

vesica

/ ˈvɛsɪkə /

noun

1. anatomy a technical name for bladder
2. (in medieval sculpture and painting) an aureole in the shape of a pointed oval

Word History and Origins

Origin of vesica¹

First recorded in 1675–85, vesica is from the Latin word vēsīca

Word History and Origins

Origin of vesica¹

C17: from Latin: bladder, sac, blister

Example Sentences

A myrtle was also a type, but of the female, because its leaf is a close representation of the vesica piscis.

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In this figure the cross is made by the intersection of two ovals, each a vesica piscis, an emblem of the yoni.

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In modern Christian art this symbol is called vesica piscis, and is sometimes surrounded with rays.

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Thus the following solution that I give to our puzzle involves the pointed "oval," known among architects as the "vesica piscis."

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In the sky is a pretty Madonna and Child in a vesica surrounded by angels.

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