Definitions
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- noun An image of Christ believed not to have been created by
human hands; a miraculous representation of Jesus.
Etymologies
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From Byzantine Greek αχειροποίητον.
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The whole reason for this image's fame is that Roman Catholics believe it to be acheiropoieton [not painted by human hands].
Stromata Blog 2009
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The whole reason for this image’s fame is that Roman Catholics believe it to be acheiropoieton [not painted by human hands].
Latin America 2010
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The whole reason for this image’s fame is that Roman Catholics believe it to be acheiropoieton [not painted by human hands].
Stromata Blog: 2009
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The whole reason for this image’s fame is that Roman Catholics believe it to be acheiropoieton [not painted by human hands].
rebeca commented on the word acheiropoieton
Plural: acheiropoieta. Also known as “icons made without hands” in reference to images which supposedly have not been created by human hands such as the Veil of Veronica and the Shroud of Turin.
October 17, 2012