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vestment definition

vest·ment (vest′mənt)

noun

  1. a garment; robe; gown; esp., an official robe or gown
  2. Eccles. any of the garments worn by officiants and their assistants, choir members, etc. during certain services and rites

Etymology: ME vestement < OFr < L vestimentum < vestire, to clothe: see vest

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vestment Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • wear: The bishop will wear red vestments to represent fire which is a symbol of the Holy Spirit.

Adjective modifier

  • Eucharistic: Priests were often depicted on monumental brasses in Eucharistic vestments with their chalices.

Modifies a noun

  • controversy: Printed in 1576, after the vestments controversy and the admonition to parliament, this became a caustic indictment of Elizabeth.

Noun used with modifier

  • church: But any kind of church vestment had become anathema to him.

Possessives

  • priest: Attired as priests they perform a stately dance, then return to the temple to remove their priests ' vestments.

Preposition: of

  • color: She encouraged the importation and use of vestments of various colors.
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