vestment
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8.5
- noun
- /ˈvɛstmənt/
:
vestimenta
- The high priests of the Old Testament wore particular vestments upon entering the Holy of Holies.
- liturgical vestments
- vestments worn
It's called Heme and it's part of the vestment in our archipelago.
- It's called Heme and it's part of the vestment in our archipelago.
Examples
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Bishops in their vestments were moving in every direction.
Academic text (2013) -
Have you your vestments on?
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Besides, it's not a dress, it's a holy vestment.
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A woman wearing a yellow vestment plays the organ.
Fiction book (1996) -
I have only my vestments and those of the choir.
Fiction book (1992) -
And where will the rector change his vestments?
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At 8 a.m., the crowd was relatively small, but our procession in our vestments put us on parade.
Academic text (2013) -
Before me was a catafalque, on which rested a corpse wrapped in funeral vestments.
Fiction book (2001) -
The priests, resplendent in fine brocade vestments, leaning against prayer sticks, are themselves like icons from a medieval past.
Academic text (2004) -
The priest wore a beautiful vestment adorned with intricate designs during the ceremony.
Synonyms
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1.3
A long loose piece of clothing worn at ceremonies by judges or graduates
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9.9
A short white sleeveless garment worn over a long black robe during church services
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9.8
A long robe worn by priests or choir members in church
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9.1
A silk cloth used by a priest as a special covering during mass
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9.9
A small cape worn over the shoulders by some priests during church services
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9.9
A long sleeveless robe a priest wears during Mass
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9.9
A long loose cloak worn by priests during religious ceremonies
Church leaders wear a long loose piece of clothing for church services
A long narrow cloth worn around the neck by Christian priests during church services
A group of about 120 soldiers in a Roman army
Clothing worn by priests or other church people for services
How Ceremonial
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Vestment comes from the Latin vestire, which means 'to clothe', and is related to the everyday English word vest. So a vestment is literally special clothing worn by priests and others during a religious ceremony.