vestment
61Vestments controversy — The vestments controversy arose in the English Reformation, ostensibly concerning vestments, but more fundamentally concerned with English Protestant identity, doctrine, and various church practices. First initiated by John Hooper s rejection of… …
62Nabedrennik — Russian Nabedrennik (strap not visible). A Nabedrennik (Russian: набедренникъ) is a vestment worn by some Orthodox priests. It is a square or rectangular cloth worn at the right hip, suspended from a strap attached to the two upper corners of the …
63amice — amice1 /am is/, n. Eccles. an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb. [1200 50; ME amice(s) < OF amis, amys, pl. of amit < L amictus mantle, cloak, equiv. to amic , base of amicire to… …
64chasuble — chasubled, adj. /chaz yeuh beuhl, euh beuhl, chas /, n. Eccles. a sleeveless outer vestment worn by the celebrant at Mass. [1250 1300; < F < LL casubla, unexplained var. of casula hooded cloak, L: little house (see CASA, ULE); r. ME chesible < AF …
65cope — cope1 copeless, adj. copelessness, n. /kohp/, v., coped, coping. v.i. 1. to struggle or deal, esp. on fairly even terms or with some degree of success (usually fol. by with): I will try to cope with his rudeness. 2. to face and deal with… …
66dalmatic — /dal mat ik/, n. 1. Eccles. a vestment worn over the alb by the deacon, as at the celebration of the Mass, and worn by bishops on some occasions, as at a coronation. 2. a similar vestment worn by a sovereign of England at his or her coronation.… …
67stole — stole1 /stohl/, v. pt. of steal. stole2 /stohl/, n. 1. an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to… …
68Embroidery — • In Christian worship embroidery was used from early times to ornament vestments Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Embroidery Embroidery …
69Stole — • A liturgical vestment composed of a strip of material from two to four inches wide and about eighty inches long Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Stole Stole …
70robe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cloak, mantle, gown, vestment, robe of state; purple. See clothing. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. gown, dress, garment, vestment, cassock, mantle, draperies, covering, cape, caftan, dressing gown, bathrobe …
