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inner cassock

inner cassock

9.9
A long collared robe with narrow sleeves worn by priests and monks under other clothes
  • noun
  • Jargon
translation icon : cásula interior
  • The priest wore his inner cassock beneath the more ornate vestments during the service.

Examples

  • Monks are often seen in a plain black inner cassock as they perform their daily duties.

  • At the seminary, students were required to put on an inner cassock for morning prayers.

  • The priest wore an inner cassock during the ceremony.

  • Many monks prefer the inner cassock for its comfort.

  • At the seminary, students were required to put on an inner cassock for morning prayers.

  • Monks are often seen in a plain black inner cassock as they perform their daily duties.

  • The priest wore his inner cassock beneath the more ornate vestments during the service.

Synonyms

cassock
vsinner cassock
6 9.8

A long robe worn by priests or choir members in church

is a similar long garment but specific to Eastern clergy and monastics
inner rason
vsinner cassock
  • Jargon
9.9

A long robe with a collar and narrow sleeves worn by priests and monks

is the same garment but tied mainly to Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic use

How Clerical

cassock
6 9.8
inner cassock
  • Jargon
9.9
robe
284 1.3
shirt
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

inner cassock singular
inner cassocks plural

Morphology

inner + cassock

The meaning 'a cassock worn as an inner layer' is directly and compositionally derived from 'inner' (inside/closer to the body) + 'cassock' (a clergy garment). This adjective+noun combination follows a standard, cross-linguistic compositional pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Inner cassock comes from the simple idea of a plain cassock worn 'inside' or 'under' other church clothes. So, the name explains the long, simple robe that clergy and monks wear beneath their outer garments.