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Cilice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cilice for sale ... A cilice was originally a garment or undergarment made of coarse cloth or animal hair (a hairshirt). In more recent times the word has come to refer not to a hairshirt, but to a spiked metal belt or chain worn strapped tight around the upper thigh.
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Obviously the movie makers were looking for shock value, and the real use of the cilice and discipline would have been too tame. In reality, they cause a fairly low level of discomfort comparable to fasting. There is no blood, no injury, nothing to harm a person's health, nothing traumatic.
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MySpace Music profile for CiLiCe. Download CiLiCe Metal / Progressive / Rock music singles, watch music videos, listen to free streaming mp3s, & read CiLiCe's blog. ... Dutch metal band CiLiCe has been formed by members of N3uk!, Orphanage and Smogus after these bands had been split up. Under the name of "mad math metal"
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Listen free to CiLiCe: GoD oF LiEs, Mental Breakdown & more, plus 14 pictures. CiLiCe is a Dutch heavy metal band formed in 2006 by members of N3uk!, Orphanage and Smogus after these bands had been split up. ... CiLiCe is a Dutch heavy metal band formed in 2006 by members of N3UK!, Orphanage and Smogus after these...
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Cilice: [Photo of cilice] a spiked chain worn around the upper thigh for two hours each day, except for Church feast days, Sundays, and certain times of the year. This is perhaps the most shocking of the corporal mortifications, and generally Opus Dei members are extremely hesitant to admit that they use them.
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ICTOD believes Opus Dei has focused on the extremes of the movie, such as bloody use of the discipline (whip) and the cilice (spiked chain) while saying nothing about how the organization takes away a person's freedom through a subtle indoctrination process consisting of aggressive recruiting techniques,
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Spiked Metal Cilice; Binds when picked up ... 1177 Armor; +51 Strength; +37 Agility; +43 Stamina; Durability 45 / 45; Requires Level 78; Item Level 187 ... Unsure how to post? Check out our handy guide!
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It is through Silas that Brown introduces his readers to the practice of corporal mortification--self-inflicted pain as an avenue to deeper spirituality--and the devices employed to achieve it, a barbed belt worn around the thigh (called a cilice) and a knotted rope (the discipline).
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Perhaps more controversially, they also submit themselves to a spiritual "director." Ex-adherents claim that members are encouraged to pursue the mortification of their flesh by such disciplines as wearing a cilice (a kind of spiked chain), sleeping on the floor, and flagellating themselves (Escriva reportedly beat...
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