Hairshirt

:Hairshirt is also a 1998 movie.

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Hairshirt - 1998 - Movie

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A hairshirt (see also Cilice) is an uncomfortable shirt worn by some Catholics and, earlier, by Jews as a sign of penance.

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Cilice - Catholic - Jews - Penance

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They are made of coarse cloth, generally woven from goats' hair, and are worn close to the skin to practice mortification and penance or to show contrition for sins. (The cloth's coarse texture directly on the skin is extremely itchy, and it can also be a breeding ground for lice, furthering the discomfort.) They have also been worn to show distance from temptations of the flesh and ostentatious luxury. It is known that they have been worn by ascetics, monks, and lay persons.

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Cloth - Goat - Skin - Mortification - Sins - Temptation - Luxury - Ascetic - Monk - Lay persons

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