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✝️ A clergy scarf 🏛️ A Roman dress
stola

stola

9.9
A long narrow cloth worn around the neck by Christian priests during church services
  • noun
  • /ˈstoʊlə/
translation icon : estola
  • She admired the intricate embroidery on the bishop's stola during the Easter service.

Examples

  • Each color of the stola represents a different season in the church calendar.

  • The priest wore a beautiful stola during the ceremony.

  • The priest placed the stola over his shoulders before beginning the ceremony.

  • She has several stolae for different occasions.

  • The priest wore a beautiful stola during the ceremony to symbolize his authority.

  • Traditionally, the bishop's stola is worn over the chasuble during Mass.

  • As she officiated the wedding, the minister's stola rested gracefully on her shoulders.

Synonyms

vestment
vsstola
7 8.5

A special robe that a priest or minister wears for religious services

is a specific narrow cloth band worn around the neck in services

Surface Forms

stola singular
stolas plural
stolae plural

Etymology

The word stola for the long cloth worn by clergy comes from Latin stola and Greek stolē, which mean 'dress' or 'garment', and it is like the English word stole, a long scarf used in church. So a stola in religious services is simply a long cloth or sash that keeps the old idea of a robe.