Definition of: sudarium

(s·dâr′ē·əm) noun plural ·dar·i·a (-dâr′·ē·ə)
1. A handkerchief or cloth for drying or removing perspiration; specifically, the sweat cloth or handkerchief of St. Veronica, said to have been miraculously impressed with the features of Jesus when she wiped his face on his way to crucifixion.
2. The napkin about the head of Christ in the tomb. John xx 7.
3. Any miraculous picture of Christ; a veronica.
4. A sudatory (def. 2). Also su·da·ry (s′·dər·ē). [<L <sudor, -oris sweat]