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Abba
noun · 78% connection
Father; religious superior; -- in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the p…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vestment, wide, sleeves, stripes, worn.
Alb
noun · 78% connection
A vestment of white linen, reaching to the feet, an enveloping the person; -- in the Roman Catholic church, worn by those in holy orde…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vestment, wide, sleeves, stripes, worn.
Array
noun · 78% connection
To deck or dress; to adorn with dress; to cloth to envelop; -- applied esp. to dress of a splendid kind.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vestment, wide, sleeves, stripes, worn.
Bosom
noun · 78% connection
The part of the dress worn upon the breast; an article, or a portion of an article, of dress to be worn upon the breast; as, the bosom…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vestment, wide, sleeves, stripes, worn.
Breastplate
noun · 78% connection
A part of the vestment of the high priest, worn upon the front of the ephod. It was a double piece of richly embroidered stuff, a span…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vestment, wide, sleeves, stripes, worn.
Caftan
noun · 78% connection
A garment worn throughout the Levant, consisting of a long gown with sleeves reaching below the hands. It is generally fastened by a b…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vestment, wide, sleeves, stripes, worn.
Chastise
verb · 78% connection
To inflict pain upon, by means of stripes, or in any other manner, for the purpose of punishment or reformation; to punish, as with st…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vestment, wide, sleeves, stripes, worn.
Chasuble
noun · 78% connection
The outer vestment worn by the priest in saying Mass, consisting, in the Roman Catholic Church, of a broad, flat, back piece, and a na…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vestment, wide, sleeves, stripes, worn.
Chimere
noun · 78% connection
The upper robe worn by a bishop, to which lawn sleeves are usually attached.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vestment, wide, sleeves, stripes, worn.
Cloak
noun · 78% connection
A loose outer garment, extending from the neck downwards, and commonly without sleeves. It is longer than a cape, and is worn both by…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vestment, wide, sleeves, stripes, worn.
Cope
noun · 78% connection
An ecclesiastical vestment or cloak, semicircular in form, reaching from the shoulders nearly to the feet, and open in front except at…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vestment, wide, sleeves, stripes, worn.
Dolman
noun · 78% connection
A long robe or outer garment, with long sleeves, worn by the Turks.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vestment, wide, sleeves, stripes, worn.
Dress
verb · 78% connection
To adjust; to put in good order; to arrange; specifically: (a) To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render suitable for an inten…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vestment, wide, sleeves, stripes, worn.
Episcopacy
noun · 78% connection
Government of the church by bishops; church government by three distinct orders of ministers -- bishops, priests, and deacons -- of wh…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vestment, wide, sleeves, stripes, worn.
Episcopalian
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to bishops, or government by bishops; episcopal; specifically, of or relating to the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vestment, wide, sleeves, stripes, worn.
Fanon
noun · 78% connection
A term applied to various articles, as: (a) A peculiar striped scarf worn by the pope at mass, and by eastern bishops. (b) A maniple.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vestment, wide, sleeves, stripes, worn.
Fashion
noun · 78% connection
The prevailing mode or style, especially of dress; custom or conventional usage in respect of dress, behavior, etiquette, etc.; partic…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vestment, wide, sleeves, stripes, worn.
Lawm
noun · 78% connection
A very fine linen (or sometimes cotton) fabric with a rather open texture. Lawn is used for the sleeves of a bishop's official dress i…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vestment, wide, sleeves, stripes, worn.
