sanbenito
noun
san·be·ni·to
ˌsan-bə-ˈnē-(ˌ)tō
ˌsam-
plural sanbenitos
1
: a sackcloth coat worn by penitents on being reconciled to the church
2
: a Spanish Inquisition garment resembling a scapular and being either yellow with red crosses for the penitent or black with painted devils and flames for the impenitent condemned to an auto-da-fé
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