vestment
noun
vest·ment
ˈves(t)-mənt 
1
a
: an outer garment
especially
: a robe of ceremony or office
b
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
Examples of vestment in a Sentence
wore professional vestments to the interview to give her potential future employer a good first impression
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He is seen wearing a stole, a vestment worn to concelebrate Mass.
The Vatican announced on Sunday, for the first time since his hospitalization a month ago, that Francis concelebrated Mass at the chapel in Rome’s Gemelli hospital.
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Christopher Lamb, CNN, 16 Mar. 2025
Comments God has smiled upon Conclave, the 2024 political thriller about a papal conclave and the myriad secrets beneath the cardinals' vestments.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
But before today’s bulky overcoats, the navy suits and monochrome ties, there were Mr. Washington’s inaugural vestments, as welcome and surprising as democracy itself.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
While the scenes are very serious, Tucci shared laughs between takes with his co-stars and old friends Ralph Fiennes, Isabella Rossellini and John Lithgow, although the days were long and the cardinal vestments were less than accommodating.
—Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Christopher Lamb, CNN, 16 Mar. 2025
Comments God has smiled upon Conclave, the 2024 political thriller about a papal conclave and the myriad secrets beneath the cardinals' vestments.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
But before today’s bulky overcoats, the navy suits and monochrome ties, there were Mr. Washington’s inaugural vestments, as welcome and surprising as democracy itself.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
While the scenes are very serious, Tucci shared laughs between takes with his co-stars and old friends Ralph Fiennes, Isabella Rossellini and John Lithgow, although the days were long and the cardinal vestments were less than accommodating.
—Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vestment
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“Vestment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vestment. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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vestment
noun
vest·ment
ˈves(t)-mənt
: an outer garment especially for wear during ceremonies or by an official
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