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sanbenito


noun, plural san·be·ni·tos. (under the Spanish Inquisition)

  1. an ornamented garment worn by a condemned heretic at an auto-da-fé.
  2. a penitential garment worn by a confessed heretic, of yellow for the penitent, of black for the impenitent.

noun plural -tos

  1. a yellow garment bearing a red cross, worn by penitent heretics in the Inquisition
  2. a black garment bearing flames and devils, worn by impenitent heretics at an auto-da-fé
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