Editing Cilice (section)

==Etymology==

The word ''cilice'' derives from the [[Latin]] {{lang|la|cilicium}}, a covering made of goat's hair from [[Cilicia]], a Roman [[province]] in south-east [[Asia Minor]].<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=cilice|title= Cilice|publisher= Online Etymology Dictionary|access-date=2012-06-30}}</ref> The reputed first Scriptural use of this exact term is in the [[Vulgate]] (Latin) translation of [[Psalms|Psalm]] 35:13, {{lang|la|"Ego autem, cum mihi molesti essent, induebar cilicio."}} ("But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth" in the [[King James Bible]]). The term is translated as ''hair-cloth'' in the [[Douay–Rheims Bible]], and as ''sackcloth'' in the [[King James Bible]] and [[Book of Common Prayer]]. Sackcloth can also mean [[burlap]], or is associated as a symbol of [[mourning]], a form of hairshirt.<ref>{{Cite news |title=The History of Hairshirts |url=https://handwovenmagazine.com/history-hairshirts/ |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=Handwoven |language=en}}</ref>