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sub·cin·gu·lum | \ ˌsəbˈsiŋgyələm \
plural -s
Definition of subcingulum
: a vestment consisting of a girdle or belt circling the waist from which hangs the subcinctorium of the papal vestments when the pope of the Roman Catholic Church is celebrating a solemn mass
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