vestment
vestment
Definition
vest·ment (vest′mənt)
noun
- a garment; robe; gown; esp., an official robe or gown
- 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
vestment
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- wear: The bishop will wear red vestments to represent fire which is a symbol of the Holy Spirit.
- embroider: It has in it's collection fabulous embroidered vestments, some over 600 years old.
- don: As each incumbent died, his successor donned the infected vestments of his predecessor and was soon a victim himself.
Adjective modifier
- Eucharistic: Priests were often depicted on monumental brasses in Eucharistic vestments with their chalices.
- priestly: Excruciating detail of priestly vestment, description of temple architecture, chapters on ritual - forget it.
- liturgical: The Treasury was also an amazing place with gold, silver, enamel and ivory objects and magnificent liturgical vestments.
- ecclesiastical: It's a band of elaborate embroidery, especially on ecclesiastical vestments.
- purple: Q: Is there a special reason for having purple vestments during Advent?
- sacred: The holy travelers proceeded on their perilous journey on foot, leading a little ass, carrying some books and sacred vestments.
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.
- book: Is it to the passsenger based piece where he books church vestments.
- gold: St Gregory is in gold vestment lined with dark green.
Possessives
- priest: Attired as priests they perform a stately dance, then return to the temple to remove their priests ' vestments.
Preposition: of
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