vestment

vestment
Synonyms and related words:
apparel, array, attire, bedizenment, blanket, canonicals, ceremonial attire, clericals, cloak, cloth, clothes, clothing, coat, costume, cover, coverage, covering, covert, coverture, cowl, cowling, curtain, drape, drapery, dress, dressing, duds, episcopal vestments, fashion, fatigues, feathers, fig, frock, garb, garment, garments, gear, gown, guise, habiliment, habit, hanging, hood, housing, investiture, investment, linen, liturgical garments, mantle, mask, pall, pontificalia, pontificals, rag, rags, raiment, robe, robes, screen, shelter, shield, shroud, sportswear, style, threads, togs, toilette, trim, veil, vestments, vesture, wear, wearing apparel

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  • vestment — (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. vestment (Fr. vêtement), from L. vestimentum clothing, clothes, from vestire to clothe (see WEAR (Cf. wear)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Vestment — Vest ment, n. [OE. vestement, vestiment, OF. vestement, vestiment, F. v[^e]tement, fr. L. vestimentum, fr. vestire to clothe, fr. vestis a garment, clothing. See {Vest}.] A covering or garment; some part of clothing or dress; specifically (Eccl.) …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vestment — ► NOUN 1) a robe worn by the clergy or choristers during services. 2) archaic a garment, especially a ceremonial or official robe. ORIGIN Latin vestimentum, from vestire to clothe …   English terms dictionary

  • vestment — [vest′mənt] n. [ME vestement < OFr < L vestimentum < vestire, to clothe: see VEST] 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.… …   English World dictionary

  • Vestment — Vestments are liturgical garments and articles associated primarily with the Christian religions, especially the Latin Rite and other Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Anglicans, Methodists, and Lutheran Churches. Many other groups also make use …   Wikipedia

  • vestment — UK [ˈvestmənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms vestment : singular vestment plural vestments formal a robe worn by a priest, or a piece of clothing worn with it …   English dictionary

  • vestment — vestmental /vest men tl/, adj. vestmented, adj. /vest meuhnt/, n. 1. a garment, esp. an outer garment. 2. vestments, Chiefly Literary. attire; clothing. 3. an official or ceremonial robe. 4. Eccles. a. one of the garments worn by the clergy and… …   Universalium

  • vestment — noun Etymology: Middle English vestement, from Anglo French, from Latin vestimentum, from vestire to clothe Date: 13th century 1. a. an outer garment; especially a robe of ceremony or office b. plural clothing, garb 2. a covering resembling a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • vestment — noun a) A robe or gown worn as an indication of office b) Any of the robes worn by members of the clergy etc., especially a garment worn at the celebration of the Eucharist …   Wiktionary

  • vestment — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. garment, robe, gown, alb, amice, cassock, surplice, tippet, cope. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Clothing worn by members of a religious order: habit, robe. See PUT ON …   English dictionary for students

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