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Hair-Cloth
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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has often been worn by ascetics as a means of mortifying the flesh, especially hairshirts. In the early church penitents were sometimes clothed with it, and candidates for baptism were often examined standing upon a piece of haircloth. The dying and the dead were also covered with it.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Hair-Cloth'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​h/hair-cloth.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Hair-Cloth'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​h/hair-cloth.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.