Vestments

Word VESTMENTS
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Definitions and meanings of "Vestments"

What do we mean by vestments?

A robe, gown, or other article of clothing worn as an indication of office.

Any of the special articles of clothing worn by members of the clergy etc., especially a garment worn at the celebration of the Eucharist.

(in plural) Clothing.

An article of clothing, especially an outer garment.

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The word "vestments" in example sentences

The colour of her vestments is the one she had on when she assembled us at the commencement of Lent to sprinkle us with ashes; but when the dreaded day of Good Friday comes, purple would not sufficiently express the depth of her grief; she will clothe herself in black, as men do when mourning the death of a fellow-mortal; for Jesus, her Spouse, is to be put to death on that day: the sins of mankind and the rigours of the divine justice are then to weigh him down, and in all the realities of a last agony, He is to yield up His Soul to His Father. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Daniel Mitsui over at The Lion and the Cardinal posted some photos of some absolutely magnificent vestments from the monastery of Klosterneuburg made in the early twentieth century, done in the Jugendstil style (if that is not too much of a tautology), the German (and Austrian) counterpart to Art Nouveau. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This particular combination of vestments is traditionally used in the Roman Rite for processions and blessings, not for Mass. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This combination of vestments is normally used only for blessings and processions. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But it could be campy fun to see Ewan dress up in vestments-let's hope with some lace? ❋ Unknown (2008)

But later, he conducted a simple prayer service in vestments that included a hard hat, combat boots and a prayer shawl. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Garments worn by priests or other ecclesiastics for specific church ceremonies or sacraments are called vestments. ❋ Gertrude Grace Sill (1975)

The bishop was not decked in vestments or clerical garments of any kind; and the priest put on only a white band round his neck, with another round his waist, ornamented with a cross. ❋ Unknown (1856)

- the original vestments from the tomb of Pope Clement II (died 1047), who is also buried in the Cathedral ❋ Unknown (2009)

We are not the so-called “Christian right” in vestments. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Tucked in the waistband of his vestments was a Walther PPK with a silencer. ❋ Clancy, Tom (2002)

In place of the white robes he had worn when he entered the city, his vestments were the crimson of dawn, a symbol of his new order. ❋ Pierson, Chris (2001)

Thou shalt clothe Aaron with his vestments, that is, with the linen garment and the tunic, and the ephod and the rational, which thou shalt gird with the girdle. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

Every piece of Chinese silk in our vestments is a prophecy of the great Christian China. ❋ Nikolai Velimirovi�� (1918)

Their vestments are the cassock and the cotta -- a modification of the surplice worn by the clergy. ❋ Unknown (1903)

Men lived in caves, and their vestments were the skins of beasts. ❋ George Park Fisher (1868)

All said, it seems like a book that would be well worth acquiring, particularly those interested in sacred vestments, which is perhaps an area of the sacred arts which we see published upon all too rarely by comparison with other areas of ecclesiastical art. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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