badlis [bádlis] n Mark, sign in the shape of the cross made in ashes on the foreheads of adherants on Ash Wednesday. tansa Kag badlis ay tanra nak sa abo kita naghalin ag hagto ra mapagto. The mark of ashes is a sign that we came from ash and to ash we shall return. [Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. This sign is made on people's foreheads to symbolize man’s mortality. It is a tradition remembered by Roman Catholics and Philippine Independent Church traditions.] (sem. domains: 4.9.4.7 - Omen, divination.)
