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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture From: John Dillon <[log in to unmask]> > Er, 'acheiropoietic'. Apologies for that typo. --JD still no Joy, OED-wise. "There are no results" "The nearest alphabetical match-point is displayed in the side-frame" ache, v. acheat, achete, v. acheck, v. acheer, v. acheilary, a. acheilous, a. acheless, a. achene achenial, a. > It's a typo for 'acheiropoetic', i.e. 'not created by human hands'. > If you look up 'acheiropoietos' (adj.) in Google you'll find some familiar objects among the instances. ahhhh, well, if it's on The Innernets then what the hell do we need the decrepit old OED for? http://www.shroudstory.com/glossary/Acheiropoietos-Shroud-of-Turin.htm just a typical 14th c. French painting, obviously. c ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html