Bible Encyclopedias
Bandage, Nuns
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
is the linen band which nuns wear over their foreheads to signify that they have closed their eyes to all worldly objects. (See NUN).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Bandage, Nuns'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/b/bandage-nuns.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.