shroud of turin: meaning, definition, pronunciation and examples

It is a 14-foot-long linen cloth bearing the faint, front-and-back image of a crucified man, venerated by many as the actual burial shroud of Jesus Christ.

Yes, extensively. The most famous test, a 1988 radiocarbon dating analysis by three independent labs, dated the linen to between 1260 and 1390 AD, suggesting it is medieval. However, the methodology and results of this test are contested by some researchers.

It is housed in the Royal Chapel of the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Turin, Italy. It is rarely displayed publicly.

Beliefs vary. Some Catholics and other Christians view it as a powerful sacred relic and authentic evidence of the Resurrection. Others see it as a valuable object of devotion regardless of its historical authenticity, while many Protestants and skeptics consider it a pious forgery.

A length of linen cloth bearing the image of a man who appears to have suffered physical trauma in a manner consistent with crucifixion, believed by some to be the burial shroud of Jesus Christ.

Shroud of turin is usually formal, academic, religious in register.

Shroud of turin: in British English it is pronounced /ˌʃraʊd əv ˈtjʊərɪn/, and in American English it is pronounced /ˌʃraʊd əv ˈtʊrɪn/. Tap the audio buttons above to hear it.