Definition of vestment
1a : an outer garment; especially : a robe of ceremony or officeb vestments plural : clothing, garb
2 : a covering resembling a garment
3 : one of the articles of the ceremonial attire and insignia worn by ecclesiastical officiants and assistants as indicative of their rank and appropriate to the rite being celebrated
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Wearing vestments to look like Obi-Wan Kenobi, 3-year-old Townes Daniels of Waukegan tried to impress by showing his light saber skills with great enthusiasm.
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A few of them were priests wearing vestments of the Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, and Russian Orthodox churches.
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Included in the collection will be paintings, drawings, sculpture, archaeological artifacts, decorative arts, liturgical vestments, furniture and manuscripts.
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The priest, who had grown up on a farm in western Kansas, wore cowboy boots under his vestments,...
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Gowns, robes and other lively vestments are on display, too.
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The R. & B. singer CeeLo Green wore a gold lamé vestment and a sculpted gold face mask on the red carpet, then appeared to immediately leave, in a convertible, with both his middle fingers flapping in the breeze.
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Kentucky’s clergy will soon be able to pack heat under their vestments.
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Origin and Etymology of vestment
Middle English vestement, from Anglo-French, from Latin vestimentum, from vestire to clothe
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: an outer garment especially for wear during ceremonies or by an official
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