||San`be*ni"to (?), n. [Sp. & Pg.
sambenito, contr. from L. saccus sack +
benedictus blessed.] 1. Anciently, a
sackcloth coat worn by penitents on being reconciled to the
church.
2. A garnment or cap, or sometimes both,
painted with flames, figures, etc., and worn by persons who had been
examined by the Inquisition and were brought forth for punishment at
the auto-da-fé.
||San`be*ni"to (?), n. [Sp. & Pg.
sambenito, contr. from L. saccus sack +
benedictus blessed.] 1. Anciently, a
sackcloth coat worn by penitents on being reconciled to the
church.
2. A garnment or cap, or sometimes both,
painted with flames, figures, etc., and worn by persons who had been
examined by the Inquisition and were brought forth for punishment at
the auto-da-fé.