vestment

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vest·ment | \ ˈves(t)-mənt

Definition of vestment

1a : an outer garment especially : a robe of ceremony or office

b vestments\ ˈves(t)-mənts

\ 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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Recent Examples on the Web Kester pulled his bright vestment over his military cassock, and Skorbach placed a brand-new green helmet on the table beside the candle. — Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 10 July 2022 Paisios also held a red vestment called a epitrachelion and medallion on top of Atwood's head, witnesses said. — Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2022 Four years before resigning in 2013, Benedict visited Celestine's tomb and left his own pallium stole — a vestment symbolizing episcopal authority — at his medieval predecessor's grave. — Grayson Quay, The Week, 7 June 2022 The tall and burly Ukrainian military chaplain clutched a wooden cross and wore a long, camouflage-green cleric’s robe and a gold embroidered vestment. — Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022 In turn Biden gave the pontiff a vestment for clerics, known as a chasuble, made in 1930 that was part of an archive belonging to the oldest Catholic church in Washington. — Chico Harlan, Seung Min Kim, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Oct. 2021 Because of the circular design and lightweight material of the pellegrina, which opens at the front, the wind easily sweeps beneath it, making the liturgical vestment the ecclesial equivalent of Marilyn Monroe’s iconic white dress. — The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Mar. 2021 Donny Osmond found the perfect vestment to perform a wedding, Religion News Service reported. — David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Oct. 2020 Hooded silver and gold gowns had the drape of vestments and the commitment of the true believer. — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2020 See More

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